Is it normal for someone with binge eating disorder to be food repulsed?

Hey there y'all. Is it normal for folks with binge eating disorder (BED) to have a complete lack of appetite, and actually repulsed completely by food? Well, for the most part. I developed BED thanks to growing up being literally starved by my parents, so whenever I have access to food, I binge the fuck outta it until I puke (not intentionally like bulimics, like my body forces me to). Ofc naturally, nowadays I have access to food often and I hoard it.

But here's the catch - I hate eating so much. Nothing has flavor to me anymore, and all I want to do is drink water. Honestly I kinda miss whenever I had an bulimic stage for about a year. At least then I was eating for the flavor + anxiety of starvation, but felt extremely guilty and self conscious to force myself to vomit. BED's a 'less fun' form of eating disorder, I have the same guilt. I just can't do anything about it.

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  • nanodayo

    The negative feelings associated with eating so much you throw up may cause you to become repulsed, and you may not taste anything anymore because you eat so much you’re desensitized to different tastes.

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    • Though I used to enjoy flavors back when I had bulimia, when I had the same feeling of forcing myself to puke after every meal (and after any drink that had any calories) and guilt, but I used to be extremely conscious of flavor. Granted, it was guilt that caused the puking via my body, but still. Puke's still awkwardly comforting. I can still taste it coming up and going down, but at the same time it tastes like nothing.

      I guess my taste buds have depression aha

      found out I still like Sonic Blasts and nachos with an excessive amount of cheese today, though! but I think that's 'cause I'm lactose intolerant n it's like a really awful laxative rip.

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  • cupcake_wants

    this doesn't sound good at all. you really ought to talk to a doctor about this.

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  • Doesnormalmatter

    Talk to therapist.

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    • trust me, I have.

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