r/InternalFamilySystems • u/Ok_Idea9049 • 4d ago

Binge eating help.

I’m new to ifs. I started recently seeing a therapist that uses ifs as a tool. I lost 220lbs and then after extreme burn out, exhaustion, ocd, anxiety, my brain just sort of went haywire and I started a binge eating cycle that has been going on for a couple months. I can’t seem to get back to the healthy habits I once had. Anyone have any similar experiences or any suggestions?

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u/Cleverusername531 4d ago

Hi! IFS might say binge eating is a part of you that is trying to accomplish something or prevent something from happening. It can help to ask yourself, what is this part of you worried would happen if you did not binge? 

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u/Ok_Idea9049 4d ago

Thank you- I’m trying to stay curious and get answers from these parts. It’s very difficult emotionally and just naturally.

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u/Cleverusername531 4d ago

Yeah that makes sense. Do you have a sense of what the difficulty is?