[shersher673]

Hey. So I am sixteen years old, am ranked number 1 in my class and on my way to bring valedictorian, and I think I have BED (Binge Eating Disorder). Today I can home from school and the rest of the family was out of the house. I ate an avocado, chicken and broccoli, cereal, a granola bar, a cheese stick, and some belvita snack bites. I hide the wrappers at the bottom of the trash can because I am ashamed and guilty. This happens all the time it feels like. I used to run cross country and track and I was pretty skinny. I took this year off from sports to focus on academics and I have gained 20 pounds. I am just so stressed and tired all the time! And I am unhappy with my body now. All I want to do is eat chocolate. I don't know what to do....

binge eating is hard

i remember when i was a teenager, i'd do a lot of the same things you described.. with me i'd just sit in front of ther tv, with a giant family pack of crrisps, or a giant family pack of chocolate, and just eat it all- in the space of an hour (sometimes in a shorter time), and when i'd finished, i used to hide the empty packets and wrappers- but i did it in a way where no one would ever discover it was actually me

what i used to do is throw them out the window, so they landed on the driveway (i know, i know. naughty). but i couldn't bear the guilt either

i hated my body then, i hate it now. i've not really got any better- okay i have good days and bad days, but oh my god.... the bad days are super bad.

i wish i could offer you some advice. just know i'm here for you and know what it's like

[onestepeveryday]

Originally Posted by shersher673

Hey. So I am sixteen years old, am ranked number 1 in my class and on my way to bring valedictorian, and I think I have BED (Binge Eating Disorder). Today I can home from school and the rest of the family was out of the house. I ate an avocado, chicken and broccoli, cereal, a granola bar, a cheese stick, and some belvita snack bites. I hide the wrappers at the bottom of the trash can because I am ashamed and guilty. This happens all the time it feels like. I used to run cross country and track and I was pretty skinny. I took this year off from sports to focus on academics and I have gained 20 pounds. I am just so stressed and tired all the time! And I am unhappy with my body now. All I want to do is eat chocolate. I don't know what to do....

I did this exact same thing when I was your age. I am 26 now. I am just now realizing I have a food addiction and how to deal with it.