Can This Be Considered a Sugar Addiction?

Question by Mariana: Can this be considered a Sugar addiction?
Whenever I feel bored, stressed, or overwhelmed I tend to eat. The problem is that I don’t just eat a cookie and move on. When I start eating, I literally feel that I cannot get myself to stop. I eat until I can’t push anything else in and then I feel horrible about myself. I keep trying to diet but I always end up screwing it up because once I start eating, I don’t stop. A friend of my mom’s told her that I might have a sugar addiction. Is this plausible? If so, can anyone help? And if not, any ideas of what this could be and/or what I should do about it?

Best answer:

Answer by missfabb
That isn’t simply a “sugar addiction”, it is binge eating disorder. Many people have it, but don’t know the name for it. I suffer from it to. It just takes a concious effort to stop, realizing the detrimental effects its having on your life. You have to remember, you’re the one in control, food doesn’t control you.

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