You are not alone. My bed started early in puberty and never stopped. I think food is my first and best addiction. For a while I smoked, then smoked and drank, then smoked then binge-ate again. Now I am overweight to the point that my doctor keeps suggesting bariatric surgery in order to get my diabetes and blood pressure under control. I really don't want to do that. I asked my psydoc for help and he said if I was only binging twice a week that was good. ARRGG! If I'm not mistaken that MEETS the criteria for BED. I recently went thru a hypo manic phase and once I am stable on meds I'm going to eating disorders clinic at Hershey Med.