u/Fearless-Standard887

This is a kind of vulnerable post, but I am so desperate at this point! I am a 17-year-old female who recently developed a binge eating disorder. I remember the exact night it happened January 27. I had finished eating dinner and I wanted a sweet treat so I went to eat ice cream and before I knew it I had eaten a whole pint plus chocolate I felt so sick. This is also extremely out of the normal for me because the year prior I struggled with anorexia. From August 2024 to August 2025, but I was in remission and doing so much better so binging now has really started to affect my mental health. I watched my body go from 110 pounds to almost 140 now, and I feel so ugly and depressed. I don’t know what to do anymore. It feels like I’ve tried everything. I don’t restrict myself. I try to make balanced meals. I do all the right steps yet I keep binging. The weirdest thing is my binges aren’t even brought on from emotions it could happen at any time mostly after meals, though it’s like I don’t want my meal to end. I just wanna lose the weight which I know isn’t supposed to be a goal, but I know that’s what will truly make me happy someone please help me. I keep seeing all these post about emotional binging and how they got over their trauma, but it’s just not like that for me. I just binge to binge there’s no behind it. Unfortunately at this time in my life, I’m too embarrassed to reach out to my parents and ask for help. They won’t understand. They still refused to believe I had anorexia, even though I had to see a nutritionist. I also can’t go on any pills since I would have to tell my parents what is going on. I know this may seem dumb, but I really really need help.