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Hi,

I was wondering what the difference between binge eating and stuffing myself is. Sometimes I love to overeat and I am then impressed by how stuffed I am. On the other side, rationally thinking this isn't good and I don't want to outgrow my garderobe again.

As I sometimes am in a conflict of gain Vs loose Vs maintain weight I was asking myself where is the border between binge eating and overeating yourself and gaining if you sometimes think rationally?

I think the major distinction with BED is compulsion to eat and with it bringing negative emotions.

I freely choose to engorge my belly when it’s feeding time, someone with BED doesn’t choose that.

OK makes sense. But sometimes I'm so stuffed that I wish I ate less.

It happens but I think the key thing for someone who has BED would be an incapability to not eat like that each time they ate. Like unwillingly choosing to eat massive portions and not being able to stop. But I’m not an expert or anything and I’m sure there’s probably some psychiatrist who would say all feedism is an eat disorder. Im sure you just like to eat it’s not a disorder haha

ED's are pretty common in this space. That said, most people fall into the recovering anorexia/bulimia camp or are straight-up food addicts.

This is not to say there aren't people in this community with BED or who are recovering from BED. But, as Morbidly mentions, erotic eating is fundamentally different from BED, even if it looks the same on the outside sometimes.

The main difference is that erotic eating lacks the shame, secrecy, and lack of control found in BED. Even if you feel ashamed or embarrassed of your kink, the issue isn't the kink itself. Instead, it's more about being into the taboo and other's judgment.