It surprises many people to learn that overeating can be indicative of an underlying psychological disorder. In fact, chronic overeating is a disease, no less so than anorexia or bulimia…or diabetes or hypertension, for that matter. Overeaters are not weak-willed, or gluttonous. They do not overeat because they choose to. They overeat because they’re sick. An eating disorder, in other words, is never the product of a rational decision. And eating disorder recovery can never be achieved without competent clinical care.

If you or someone you care about is a victim of overeating, you need help from counselors and therapists you can trust. Successful eating disorder treatment is that administered by compassionate professionals. What’s more, successful eating disorder treatment has to be holistic in scope. Overeating results from both physiological and emotional causes. Only treatment that addresses both roots can ever help patients get sober for good.