Brain over Binge Podcast Ep. 193: Rejecting the Binge Inevitability Mindset
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Nov 7, 2025 Explore the binge inevitability mindset, the belief that a binge is destined to happen. Discover how urges from the lower brain can create feelings of powerlessness and make binges seem necessary. Learn how dieting fuels this mindset by creating a rubber-band effect, leading to increased urges. Hear practical strategies to effectively dismiss those urges and why fighting them can make things worse. Embrace self-care and acceptance to strengthen recovery and break free from the cycle of binge eating.
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Inevitability Thoughts Are Brain Programming
- Binge inevitability thoughts come from the lower brain's automatic programming, not from reality.
- These thoughts aim to prompt immediate binging and do not predict your future actions.
Thoughts Don't Predict Future Behavior
- Binge inevitability thoughts have no basis in predicting your future; they exist to encourage binging now.
- Believing and following those thoughts makes them self-fulfilling, not the thoughts themselves.
Personal Experience With Restriction-Driven Binges
- Katherine recalls feeling driven by a force beyond her control during her worst binge days.
- Early restriction made binging feel inevitable until she learned to add more food throughout the day.
