Kamilah Stevenson explains that binge eating stems from psychological stress, not hunger. Strict dieting raises cortisol and anxiety, which triggers binges. Real treatment addresses the emotional roots, not restriction.
There's something really important that we need to discuss, and that is binge eating and why a lot of times people binge eat. And you want to make sure that you're addressing it from a psychological issue because honestly, a lot of times people are binge eating because of too much restriction, and that restriction causes a lot of stress and anxiety. Uh, usually people restrict things because they're afraid. I'm going to restrict food because I'm afraid I'm going to get big, or I'm afraid of this. It usually is rooted in anxiety and then that anxiety turns over and makes one go into binge eating. And so you want to address it on a psychological and an emotional level, because if the restrictions of fasting is causing you to binge eat or causing you to have higher levels of stress in your life because of all of the restrictions— and it can raise cortisol and bring you into stress
