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Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood. People often imagine binge eating as a lack of willpower or “overeating,” but BED is a clinical, biologically influenced disorder that affects people across every age, gender, body size, and background. What BED Actually Is Binge Eating Disorder is defined by reurrent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food in a short period of time , paired with a sense of loss of control during the episode. People often describe it as feeling “driven,” “numb,” or “checked out,” as if the binge is happening to them rather than by them. A binge episode typically includes: Eating much more rapidly than normal Eating until uncomfortably full Eating large amounts when not physically hungry Eating alone due to embarrassment Feeling guilt, shame, or distress afterward Unlike bulimia, BED does not involve purging , fasting, or excessive exercise after the binge. Who...

  There’s an old bit of cat lore that says a purring cat can help a human heal — that the vibration of a purr can soothe pain, calm the heart, maybe even help bones knit faster. I’ve always filed that under “sweet, probably exaggerated, but not entirely wrong.” And then I broke my ribs. The ER doctor told me six weeks. Jack told me six nights. Every night, he slept on me — all night — warm, heavy, purring into my bones. And somehow, my ribs healed far faster than anyone expected. Maybe it was coincidence. Maybe it was physics. Maybe it was love. But I know this: his presence changed the way my body held pain. I breathed deeper. I slept better. I didn’t brace as much. My nervous system settled because his nervous system was settled on top of mine. And that got me thinking about the reverse . Last night, Tissou had a painful bladder flare — blood, discomfort, restlessness, all the signs that make a cat parent’s heart drop. She was miserable. So she climbed onto me and slept for hours...