Why do people fall into binge-eating habits?

Answer 1

to avoid dealing with diffcult emotions

Answer 2

to deal with difficult emotions

Answer 3

Often after severely restricting foods, people can fall into binge eating because mentally they crave food so significantly. Binge-purge cycles (which can constitute the eating disorder bulimia) also exist where food is purged or expelled after a binge. People with food addiction may also experience binge eating as they cannot stop themselves.

Answer 4

to avoid dealing with diffcult emotions

Answer 5

to deal with difficult emotions