Comments on: How do I stop sleep eating?

By: Diego Gray

Diego Gray — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:52:29 +0000

my girlfriend gas an eating disorder called bulimia, she always throws up what she eats.::.

By: Ashleigh C

Ashleigh C — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:04:53 +0000

simple answer: don’t sleep. then you cant eat whilst asleep

By: Brad B

Brad B — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:46:02 +0000

I don’t believe in all that psychological crap…and there’s no point in locking your fridge.

Consult a nutritionist if possible. Either way, eat healthy, and eat alot. Eat 6 small meals a day, every 2-3 hours. Don’t eat 2-3 hours before bed. I think the cause of this “disorder” is lack of eating throughout the day. Your body wouldn’t feel this way if it had proper nutrition.

Good luck

By: Life's too short:Holla at me

Life's too short:Holla at me — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:03:32 +0000

Hella wierd!
When you are aware of it stop what you’re doin and go back to bed. Do this everytime. That way your body will eventually get used to not eating. Eventually you should be able to just wake up reckognise it and just go back to sleep.
I’m sure you’ve thought about this already though haven’t you.
Anyways break the habit and slowly but surely you should be back to normal.

By: greenguy415

greenguy415 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:02:04 +0000

It has become a habit with you. Quite literally you have trained your ‘animal’ body to eat at that time. I am guessing that maybe you have somewhat of a regular sleep schedule too? There are two part of us, the thinking part and the doing part. The doing part will keep doing what it does until the thinking part causes it to stop.
Try this, instead of eating two hours into sleeping, try eating just before bed for 21 days, then cut back to an hour before bed for 21 days, then two hours for that many days, etc.
This should help.

By: larmarine83

larmarine83 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:19:16 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_eating

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia

Hope these help, please talk to your doctor.

By: dreamcatcherjm24

dreamcatcherjm24 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:27 +0000

hmm
well luckily I know all about this
I recommend locking your cupboards, or locking your door to your bedroom. You might also want to go in to a sleep lab to be observed for one or two nights. My friends have told me that it is the best sleep they’ve ever gotten, so quiet and dark!

BEST of luck

By: Chloe

Chloe — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:52:58 +0000

I used to do this a lot and it was usually peanut butter. Since I started taking an anti depressant, I haven’t done it at all. I hadn’t really thought about it until I saw your question but I think that may have been one of the things I did because I was depressed.

By: [kәĿ™]

[kәĿ™] — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:10:01 +0000

First of all, you need to visit the doctor and seek advise. They surely have cured for ya.

By: redhead415

redhead415 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:55 +0000

Sleep Disorders: Sleep-Related Eating Disorders
Sleep-related eating disorders are characterized by abnormal eating patterns during the night.

Although it is not as common as sleepwalking, nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED) can occur during sleepwalking. People with this disorder eat while they are asleep. They often walk into the kitchen and prepare food without a recollection for having done so. If NS-RED occurs often enough, a person can experience weight gain and develop type 2 diabetes.

A closely related disorder, known as night eating syndrome (NES), is diagnosed when a person eats during the night with full awareness and may be unable to fall asleep again unless he/she eats.

Symptoms of NES include the following and often persist for at least two months:

Little or no appetite for breakfast.
Eating more food after dinner than during the meal.
Eating more than half of daily food intake after dinner hour.
NS-RED and NES differ in that people with NES eat when they are conscious. However, the disorders are similar in that they both are hybrids of sleep and eating disorders. Both of these conditions can interfere with an individuals nutrition, cause shame, and result in depression and weight gain.

Who Gets Sleep-Related Eating Disorders?

Both men and women are vulnerable to these disorders, but they are more common among women. About one to three percent of the general population is affected and 10% to 15% of people with eating disorders are affected by sleep-related eating disorders. Many of these individuals diet during the day, which may leave them hungry and vulnerable to binge eating at night when their control is weakened by sleep. In some cases, people with sleep-related eating disorders have histories of alcoholism, drug abuse, and other sleep disorders.

How Are Sleep-Related Eating Disorders Treated?

Treatment of nocturnal eating behaviors begins with a clinical interview and may include an overnight stay in a sleep laboratory, where brain activity is monitored during the night. Medication sometimes can be helpful for these disorders; however, sleeping pills should be avoided as they can increase confusion and clumsiness that can lead to injury. Additional treatments may include methods to release stress and anxiety. Examples of these methods include stress management classes, assertiveness training, counseling, and limiting intake of alcohol and caffeine.