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Re Alcoholism as Compared to Over-eating Disorders

Posted by Allen770 on October 24, 2004, at 2:00:37

Hey everyone and "Greetings from the Desert":

I am very interested in how the diseases of alcoholism and over-eating manifest themselves in displaying almost the exact, same affects of one another, insofar as the “reasons” (e.g., past
“abuse” [sexual, psychical, et. al.], heretitiety, parent modeling, seritonin levels “off,” &c) and, also, the affects of shame, guilt, self-abuse, relapse, and many other things.

There’re a lot of interesting parallels, and I’ve only begun to think about the similarities between the two. For example, there’s a “sugar” connection, since alcohol is made from food
(e.g., whiskey=CORN; vodka=POTATOES; saki=RICE; wine=GRAPES, &c), but one of my difficulties in understanding/”relating to” over-eaters compared to alcoholics/addicts is this: One NEEDS “food” in order to live and sustain life; one does NOT NEED alcohol or chemicals to maintain existence.

I also have difficulty in completely understanding “binge over-eating,” like when a person (even if living alone!) would “sneek” food, or “eat out of the frige,” late at night making sure that “No one would find out . . .”

For “some reason” I have a better “understanding” of an addict/alcoholic displaying this exact, same behavior--even if “living alone!”--than over-eaters, and I’d like to be able to learn more about these two “separate” yet so very similar
diseases, with your help, advice, and references.

Albeit I can and I do understand the shared feelings of shame, anger, guilt, fear, and others, I don not understand an over-eater’s “hunger” being at “one minute” NORMAL, then, after, say, a “trigger,” racing 100 m.p.h. to RAVENOUS.

Thx, in advance.

--Allen770


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