[DisordersRus]

I started with this (chew and spit) right after I quit smoking, almost a decade now. I thought it was a solution, not a problem for the first 5 years. Then, tried with varying degrees of success and failure, to quit on my own. Is this a form of bulimia? What category does it fit into? Anybody out there get hooked on it like I did?
I think the triggers are very much the same as with binge eating and with bulimia.( I binged since I was a teenager, without the purging.) Sometimes I still do that, or a combination of binging and chew and spit.
I guess it doesn't matter where I fit. What I really need is support and strategies for when the triggers occur and I start talking myself into chew and spit again (insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results, right?) What do you all do to get through a day without your eating disorder?

[MsAmbrosia]

Hello!

I'm sorry to see that no one has responded to this. I personally believe it's because no one notices the sub-forums on Eating Disorders!

So, chewing and spitting. From what I've read over the years, this isn't as much an "eating disorder" as much as it is a "disordered eating habit". Somewhat like a symptom, or habit, of some eating disorders. It is mostly associated with bulimia but also is found in people with anorexia.

From experience, my bulimia began from chewing and spitting. This is still a habit that I have on occasion. It was much worse when it first began, I would chew food and spit it out all the time. It's usually only ever sugary treats. Now it's only when I make an impulse decision to take a bite of something and don't realize it, I turn around and spit it out when no one is looking. If people notice me doing it they simply laugh it off, thinking it's just another one of my quirky things.

I really recommend attempting to put a stop to this habit. It is extremely difficult but it can lead into worse habits. I had a good break in my eating disorder for about a year or so where, when faced with foods that I might purge or spit out, I would say, "I don't WANT that." Instead of just saying no. Saying that I "didn't want it" made me feel better than just denying it.

Good luck!

[LucyD]

It seems like another unhealthy habit. Try just eating single serving sizes in your meals.