We are all hear for the same reason - Binge eating and mental health

Hi All,

For those of you that don't know me, I'm obviously Rob...

I've been active on hear for a few weeks now, it's been a bedrock of a lot of support, and has helped me continue my journey in a way that drives a new enthusiasm for it.

I want to share a bit about mental health, something that was for quite a long time a problem in my life, just as it is for a lot of you. Because actually this binge eating thing that a lot of us struggled with at one point in our lives (and may still do), stems from the same problem that depression and anxiety stem from.

The process for me usually goes like that, I hope others can relate;

You feel a sense of unhappiness in life, in whatever form, you hold a view of your self which is negative, which drives you to have unhappy thoughts and feel emotional states, you go the fridge to binge to take your mind off whatever it was you were thinking about.

Depression and Anxiety are just like this, sometimes on a daily basis, constantly being fixated on past problems, worries, which simultaneously drive negative thoughts and emotions, we go to our first comfort, for a lot of us, it is/was food.


I guess my point is, you can either continue to feed that vicious cycle, which actually drives you to feel worse in the long term, or you can put an end to the vicious cycle.

I've lost a lot of weight, I still have bad days, but those bad days have got less and less frequent. I've recently come off medication for the first time in 8 years, but I will tell you that by taking back control of my eating, daily cardio and weight training has helped me to build a stronger body, which equates to a stronger mind.

Take control of it today, and I promise you it will be worth it in the end.

(For the record, these are my views and you may not completely agree with them, I'm not here to debate medication or anything else, just post comments to encourage others yeah?)