A binge is a message -- By Geneen Roth

kelgalon · June 2012

Just what I needed to hear today. Thank you.

brettjcohen · June 2012

Thanks for posting this. I usually eat well but it always seems that I sabotage myself by having random large binges. I'll try my best to use your advice next time.

Although I've often tried to help out homeless people or people coming up asking for help. Not to be too cynical, but very rarely do they want the help, they just want the money. There is usually some excuse why they just need the money and not the help. Last week someone came up to me at the gas station saying they'd run out of gas and needed money to buy some. I offered to buy a gas can, fill it with gas, and drive them to their out of gas car. I forget the excuse but somehow that wouldn't work for them.

Same thing with a woman who asked me for money to buy groceries. I just happened to have finished shopping and offered her anything I had bought. I forget why she said no but again she just wanted the money.

It always depresses me because I want to help people out but I don't want taken advantage of or to help fuel a drug or alcohol addiction. I've only twice ever had someone take me up on my offer of help instead of money (bought someone dinner, bought someones groceries).

Somehow I am skeptical of a wheat allergy. It strikes me as more likely just another one of those denials of help so help could be given in the form of money.

Sorry to digress. Kinda a pet peeve. But again thanks for the wonderful article. I'm going to print it out and try and make sure I read it next time I'm descending into a binge.

-Brett

specialkyc · June 2012

Thanks for sharing this. It really puts things into perspective.

mandy031383 · June 2012

BUMP, need to keep this around. Thank you

Dayna63 · June 2012

Great Read, Thanks for sharing!

Steph4454 · June 2012

Great Post

dandelion39 · June 2012

Love this. Thanks for posting.

hyphenbobbit · June 2012

Fantastic and sooooo true! Only ever overeat at night having had an awful day and feeling low and exhausted. Will definately try the 3 minute rule next time I feel that way...thank you

Tobi1013 · June 2012

I sooooo needed to read this today. Perhaps today will be the first of many that I don't cave in to the blueberry muffin from the cafeteria here at work. I'm never hungry when I eat it, but the work stress has been mounting over the last few weeks. It's several hundred calories that I do not need and, ultimately, do not even want.