Summary of Kathryn Hansen's Brain Over Binge

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I had promised myself that I would not binge eat in the second semester of my freshman year, but I did on my first day back at school. I had eaten everything in the kitchen, and then some.
#2 The beginning of a binge is often characterized by excitement, relief, and gratification. But as I continued to binge, the good feelings gradually faded, and I began to crave more to recapture them.
#3 I made a resolution to stop binge eating on January 3, the day before I had to return to school. I promised myself I would never binge again as I rang in the new millennium.
#4 I was so full after my binge that I felt sick as I walked to my dorm. I was too uncomfortable to carry anything, so I left my luggage and some uneaten food in the car. Other girls were discussing calories and weight, and I hated the fact that I had to deal with that.

Sujets

• Eating disorder
• Psychopathology

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 04 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669350118
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Kathryn Hansen's Brain Over Binge
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had promised myself that I would not binge eat in the second semester of my freshman year, but I did on my first day back at school. I had eaten everything in the kitchen, and then some.

#2

The beginning of a binge is often characterized by excitement, relief, and gratification. But as I continued to binge, the good feelings gradually faded, and I began to crave more to recapture them.

#3

I made a resolution to stop binge eating on January 3, the day before I had to return to school. I promised myself I would never binge again as I rang in the new millennium.

#4

I was so full after my binge that I felt sick as I walked to my dorm. I was too uncomfortable to carry anything, so I left my luggage and some uneaten food in the car. Other girls were discussing calories and weight, and I hated the fact that I had to deal with that.

#5

I was the thinnest one in the elevator, and I was gaining weight by the day. I thought about how wonderful it would be to be like one of the girls, who were of average weight and not starving or stuffed.

#6

I eventually made myself throw up after binges, but I found it difficult to make myself do so. I was always too tired to exercise the next day, and I feared that everyone would notice my weight gain and how unhealthy it was.

#7

I had binged on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. I was up all night eating on Sunday even though I had a chemistry final the next morning. After my exam, I felt so fat that I decided to keep eating.

#8

I had a difficult time controlling my eating habits, and I was constantly eating everything in the cafeteria. I was eventually diagnosed with bulimia and had a hard time controlling myself during binges.

#9

I had gained a lot of weight my first semester at college, and I didn’t like the way I had gained it. I felt driven to binge by some force beyond my control, and I feared the scale would just keep escalating.

#10

I would always weigh myself before, during, and after my cardio sessions to track the progress I made. I would then try to eat a healthy dinner after my workout, as I knew that skipping meals would only lead me to binge again.

#11

I would try to stop my bingeing, but it was like trying to resist my desires for something I couldn’t live without. I would exercise to make up for it, but I soon fell into the same cycle.

#12

While I didn’t set out to lose weight, I did eventually decide to lose weight after I had a tonsillectomy and couldn’t eat normally for a few weeks. I decided not to go back to my carefree, healthy, normal eating habits. I chose to begin dieting.

#13

I began restricting my food intake that summer, first by cutting out most junk food, and then by eating less and exercising more. I was always the best female runner in my town, so I continued to train even after cross-country season ended.

#14

I was down to about 105 pounds by the start of softball season in February. I was also very unhealthy and felt like I was starving all the time. I typically had a large portion of fruit for breakfast, a couple pieces of bread and more fruit for lunch, some crackers after school, and a small bowl of cereal before bed.

#15

I had a difficult time finding a therapist who would treat my anorexia, because I didn’t think my weight loss was a problem. But the therapist said my weight loss was an indication of anorexia, and that my concerns with food and weight were symptoms of more difficult life issues.

#16

I dieted heavily my junior year of high school, and by my senior year, I was still barely 100 pounds. I hated the fact that my weight and food obsessions were tied up with running, and I dreaded that the obsession would follow me into college.

#17

My first binge was on sweet cereal, which I had craved for years but had avoided due to guilt. I ate two bowlsful, then another, and yet another. I felt like an intruder had taken over my body. But when I finished the last bowl, I felt some sense of guilt.

#18

I eventually gained weight as a result of my bingeing. I decided that I would never allow myself to gain weight as a result of eating again.

#19

I dropped weight rapidly after my stress fracture, and my friends and family began worrying about me. I was so focused on maintaining my low weight that I neglected other aspects of my life.

#20

I was extremely overweight, and my weight loss was a result of exercise and a rigid diet. I was also extremely secretive about my binges, which continued despite my efforts to control them.

#21

I worked at a bakery that summer, and I didn’t eat any of the foods there. But after I ate all six doughnuts, I began to crave not only food, but the act of binge eating. I was so desperate to burn off the excess fat that I was neglecting my health.

#22

I began college in August, and while I was able to make some new friends, I was still binge eating about twice a week. I didn’t like running on the cross-country team because I had to do extra exercise to compensate for my binge eating.

#23

I began therapy four weeks after starting college, on the insistence of my new cross-country coach. I was too thin, and my coach thought I needed help. I couldn’t convince him that I ate enough to support my high activity level.

#24

I had binge eating disorder, and my diagnosis was anorexia, binge eating-purging type. I was recommended to see a campus nutritionist and a campus therapist with experience treating eating disorders.

#25

Eventually, I was told that my eating disorder wasn’t my fault, and was actually a sign of deeper problems in my life that I needed to uncover. I was told that my binge eating was a sign of illness, and that I needed to learn to cope with feelings in other ways.

#26

One of the first techniques I learned in therapy was journaling for self-analysis. In my journal, I was supposed to self-monitor by exploring my thoughts, feelings, and moods to determine which ones led to binge eating.

#27

It can be difficult to understand and identify your triggers. However, with time and patience, you will learn them and be able to prevent them from leading to an eating binge.

#28

I tried to address every potentially triggering thought or feeling, but I soon realized that it was unrealistic and not efficient to do so. I had to accept that there were no easy answers or quick fixes.

#29

I began therapy to help me overcome my bulimia. I believed that I needed to change many aspects of my personality in order to be free from my problem. I needed to find purpose and meaning in my life, and I needed to find spirituality and emotional fulfillment.

#30

I was a bulimic for many years, and as a result, I missed out on many opportunities and relationships.