Belonging to something with others by binge eating disorder
I’m constantly amazed by probably the most basic thing… People who feel such a good and strong comfort in knowing that they are not alone with having binge eating disorder… and I don’t mean that to sound superior in any means.
It’s true though. I’m nothing short of amazed, simply because it’s been many years since I’ve binged and felt comfort in knowing that very same thing. Now, since years have passed, it’s still the number one truth that people yearn to know.
Why is that?
I think, with everything, we all want to belong to something. Whether it’s a club, membership, secret handshake, or just a group of really good friends, we need to know that we belong. It’s comforting and makes us feel good. It lets us know that there is a place for us with other similar people.
Total sidenote, but my husband was just telling me about this travel club he heard about. Some random guy (not a travel agent) charges people about $100,000 a year for membership to this club. And they travel. That’s it. Why do people pay this much when they could organize a group of friends to go on the same vacation? Because they want to belong to something. Most likely things will come up with their friends if they tried to plan a trip. This has happened to me so many times, so I know from experience that it is very difficult to get a commitment from a group to go on vacation.
In all of this rambling, I’m not saying that we pick binge eating disorder as the “club” to belong to. We are all smarter than that. But we do need to know that we are not alone in our struggles. We need to know that other people are going through the exact same thing that we are. We need to hear that people go out to lunch, eat healthy, and then come home binge and feel sick. It helps us. It lets us know those magic words… We are not alone.
Even though it’s not the ideal thing to belong to, it also gives us hope.
For example, I used to be right where you are at. I used to binge up to a few times a day, many times a week. I know. Believe me, I know and understand how awful it is. Hopefully, just hopefully, seeing that I’ve been there and belonged to the same club you are in right now can give you the hope to keep going forward in beating binge eating disorder.
Belonging to the club of a healthy relationship with food is a lot more rewarding than you can ever imagine… and I hope that I can do all that I can to help you get your membership into that club and sense of belonging because that is what we all deserve.