Dealing with a food disorder during quarantine

Being stuck at home while suffering from binge eating can be rough.

It's a common disorder that too many are suffering from.

IT'S A COMMON DISORDER...THAT TOO MANY ARE STRUGGLINGWITH RIGHT NOW.REPORTER MARGARET KAVANAGH...LISTS SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS.TIMES ARE STRESSFUL AND FOODCAN BE A COMFORT ESPECIALLYFOR PEOPLE WITH CERTAINDISORDERS.SOT: KURT HOOKS/VIRGINIA BEACHPSYCHIATRIC CENTER CEO 14:56THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THE BINGEEATING THE OVEREATING DOESACTIVATE THE PLEASURE CENTERSOF THE BRAIN.TRACK FROM MEMES ONLINEJOKING ABOUT CALORIE INTAKE TOEMPTY GROCERY STORE SHELVES.THE TOPIC OF FOOD IS EVERYWHERE- AND DEALING WITH A FOODPSYCHIATRIC CENTER CEO 28:22WORKING FROM HOME IN PROXIMITYCERTAINLY LENDS ITSELF TOINCREASED OPPORTUNITY FOR THESETYPES OF BEHAVIORS TO OCCUR.STAND UP A BINGE-EATINGDISORDER IS THE MOST COMMONEATING DISORDER IN THE U.S -ACCORDING TO THE NATIONALINSTITUTE ON MENTAL HEALTH.SOT: KURT HOOKS/VIRGINIA BEACHPSYCHIATRIC CENTER CEO 13:36"TIMES OF HIGH STRESS WILLCONTRIBUTE TO BINGE EATINGTYPES OF ACTIVITY ESPECIALLYFOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PRONETO THAT ALREADY." (GRAPHIC)EXPERTS SAY BINGE EATINGSYMPTOMS INCLUDE EATINGUNUSUALLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOODIN A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME,EATING EVEN WHEN YOU'RE FULL ORNOT HUNGRY, EATING FAST DURINGBINGE EPISODES, EATING UNTILYOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLY FULL,EATING ALONE OR IN SECRET TOAVOID EMBARRASSMENT AND FEELINGDISTRESSED, ASHAMED, OR GUILTYABOUT YOUR EATING.SOT: KURT HOOKS/VIRGINIA BEACHPSYCHIATRIC CENTER CEO 15:10WHAT FOLLOWS BEHIND THAT IS ACYCLE THAT INDIVIDUALS FEEL THELEVEL OF GUILT AND SHAME ANDSOMETIMES TO RELIEVE THE GUILTAND SHAME THEN THEY WILL ENGAGEIN THE OVER EATING BEHAVIORWHICH IS A DISCONTINUOUSTEMPORARY CYCLE PATCHING THATIS SOOTHING TRACK EXPERTSSAY ANY KIND OF COMPULSIVEBEHAVIOR CAN BE A PERSONSATTEMPT TRY TO EASE THEIREMOTIONS AND OR REDUCE STRESS.THEY SAY UNDERSTAND YOU ARE NOTALONE - 30 MILLION PEOPLE IN17:30 THIS IS WIDESPREAD THESEPROBLEMS ARE VERY WIDESPREADTHAT WAS MARGARET KAVANAGHREPORTING.ACCORDING TO THE NATIONALINSTITUTE ON MENTAL HEALTH: ABINGE-EATING DISORDER IS THEMOST COMMON EATING DISORDER INTHE UNITED STATES.SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING CLOSELY