Are there support groups for depression and overeating?!


Question: Are there support groups for depression and overeating?
I've struggled with both eating and body images issues and depression for a long time. I was recently diagnosed as borderline for diabetes, and while I do have a psychiatrist and plan to start therapy again soon, I'm hoping a support group might help me make some changes to improve my health. I live in Broome County in New York, but it doesn't have to be an in-person group. Something online would be fine, and maybe preferable, as long as it's free. It doesn't matter if it's a formal/official group or just people informally supporting each other. Does anyone know of anything?

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http://selfhelp.yuku.com is a online support site with forums on a lot of topics some including depression and eating issues. i think it could help you., the poeple on the site are all really supportive and understanding.



There are TONS of online support groups. You might want to try here:
http://www.depressionforums.org/forums/t…

I will also refer you to think about the reasons you are overeating to begin with, what happened in your life that has been so stressful that you became addicted to food? This isn't a recent thing, it's a lifelong problem and it can be traced back to your life as a kid. Were you not nurtured enough, or inappropriately nurtured? Many times when we don't feel nurtured, we go to extremes to get nurtured. One of the ways to nurture someone, or ourselves, is to feed them. Kids get get desserts as rewards, we buy boxes of chocolate to express love, it's very ingrained in us as a culture. I hope you will see a therapist who recognizes your eating disorder as an addiction, and a maladaptive coping behavior.

Best of luck to you.




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