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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am a former food hoarder. It started when my mom was diagnosed with cancer and got progressively worse after she died and my dad remarried. My dad and stepmom tried everything from taking me to a therapist (I was furious -it was the same woman I'd been seeing when my mom died but several years later - I was also embarrassed and acted like a total brat and refused to talk to her during the sessions) to punishment to hiding the junk. Making it "forbidden" only made me want it more. Also, as I got older (middle school) I'd just walk to the store and buy whatever junk food I wanted with my babysitting money.

In hindsight, it's pretty obvious I was using junk food as comfort/emotional soothing. But my relationship with food has been pretty messed up for most of my adult life as a result. I binge, I eat to calm myself in stressful situations, feel shame about eating junk, won't eat in front of strangers...I could go on. It's only since the birth of my daughter that I've really focused on healing bc I don't want to pass my issues onto her.

All this to say, please tread carefully with your child. I'd recommend a few sessions with a professional yourself to figure out the best way to approach helping her with this issue. Also, please do not shame/punish her. She's probably already embarrassed enough by her behavior. I knew what I was doing was wrong/weird, but I just couldn't will myself to stop. You need to get to the root of the problem.[/quote]

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