Building Resilience: Strategies for Overcoming Setbacks in Binge Eating Recovery

Setbacks suck. Whether you’re in San Diego, California, NYC, or London, UK, it is so difficult to deal with setbacks in binge eating recovery. Picture this: You’re cruising along, and you haven’t had a binge eating episode in weeks. All of a sudden . . . WHAM . . . you have a stressful few days, and you forget to eat breakfast and even lunch, and you end up binge eating that night. Shame crashes like a wave over you. You feel physically uncomfortable. A thought keeps crossing your mind: “I’m a failure.” Guess what? The recovery journey isn’t over. You can build resilience and spring back from setbacks in binge eating recovery. Here are three tips on how to do it.