77. But Do Binge Urges Ever Completely Disappear?

Author: Sarah & Stef
Published: Wed 04 Jan 2023
Episode Link: https://sites.libsyn.com/360521/77-but-do-binge-urges-ever-completely-disappear

In this episode, Sarah and Stef talk about their relationship with food from a recovered perspective. Do we ever feel binge urges? Does a disordered tendency ever really disappear?

Stef’s experience of over-hunger and how it impacts her urge to eat
Sarah’s experience of brunch last Sunday
Cake as a habit and compulsion (minus guilt) – Sarah’s story
Food neutrality does not mean some foods aren’t more appealing
What about dopamine?
What about emotional urges to eat? And cravings?
Do urges to restrict ever go away?
Binge eating as something we always have to manage, and the difference of opinion on that
Are there any conditions in which Sarah or Stef feel their binges would come back?
Are there advantages to having a history of binge eating, once recovered?
Do urges to eat just turn into other types of urges?