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What causes binge eating?
Binge eating involves episodes of eating that feel excessive, compulsive, or out of control.
These episodes are often followed by feelings of guilt, shame, or confusion. For some, binge eating may be driven by emotional pain, boredom, or stress. For others, it can feel like a dissociative state — as though something takes over.
Binge eating disorder is recognised as the most common eating disorder, yet it often remains hidden. Many people who struggle with it feel that they should “just stop,” leading to cycles of self-criticism and secrecy.
But these patterns are rarely about food alone. Binge eating often serves a function — as an attempt to manage what cannot be said or felt directly.
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What causes binge eating?
There is no single cause. Some people link their binge eating to early experiences of emotional neglect, trauma, or unmet needs. Others describe feeling invisible, criticised, or pressured to manage emotions alone. Bingeing may emerge as a private solution — a way of coping, surviving, or regulating feelings when no other outlet exists.
In a psychoanalytic view, the symptom always tells us something. Binge eating may reflect unconscious conflict, a response to relational tension, or an attempt to fill a void.
Understanding the personal logic of the symptom is more useful than simply trying to stop it.
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How we work
We won’t ask you to track calories, follow meal plans, or measure outcomes. Instead, we offer a different kind of space — one where you can speak without being judged or offered quick fixes.
In psychotherapy we listen carefully to what you say — and don’t say — about food, hunger, your body, and your emotional world.
This approach is not about imposing goals but about exploring meaning. In this process, the binge is not treated as a failure of will — but as something that has formed for a reason and can be explored in speech.
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Is therapy for binge eating right for me?
You do not need a diagnosis or referral to begin therapy for binge eating or any eating disorder.
You may find yourself eating in secret, feeling out of control, or using food as a way to manage difficult emotions. You may feel ashamed, confused, or uncertain about what support even looks like. You may not relate to the label of “eating disorder” but still recognise something painful in the pattern.
Whether this is a recent struggle or something you’ve carried for years, therapy offers a space to work with it differently — not through control, but through curiosity and meaning.
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