How to Stop Restricting and Binging? Therapist Explains?

It’s like having a toy that you really love, but sometimes you play with it too much and then don’t want to touch it for days.

Binging is when you eat a lot of food in one go, it's like playing with your favorite toy nonstop. Restricting is when you say "no" to food, it's like putting your toy away and not touching it at all.

Imagine you have a big bag of candy. Sometimes, you eat the whole bag because it feels so good. But then, for days after that, you don’t want any more candy, even if it’s right in front of you.

A therapist helps you understand why this happens and teaches you to be kinder to yourself. They help you find a middle ground, like playing with your toy just the right amount so you can enjoy it every day, not just sometimes.

Therapists use simple tools, like talking or drawing, to show you how food feels inside your body. It’s like learning to balance on a seesaw, if you go too high on one side (eating too much), you might fall down (feeling guilty). But if you go too low (not eating at all), you might feel hungry and sad.

With practice, it gets easier to find that happy middle spot!