Am I a compulsive overeater

"Ignoramus24885" wrote in message
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Sometimes, relatively rarely, I have an extreme comuplsion to buy
something that, intellectually, I know that I do not need. So, it
happens, just not very often. For example, right now, I really want to
buy a rifle scope with a mil dot reticle, even though, practically
speaking, I do not need one.

lol As for myself, I do have a thing for electronical gizmos. Not because I
need them, but just because I marvel at how they work and all. This reminds
me that this is also described in anorexics; they tend to collect a lot of
small items and "hide" them. Maybe as a kind of substitute for the food
they're not eating. Rats also do that in response to stress. So it's a
pattern common to other mammals too.

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:20:55 -0700, "formerly known as 'cat arranger'"
wrote:

or is that I'm a compulsive shopper and food is
one of the things I buy... and that it is one of the
worst because it hurts my body.

Do you buy thing compulsively or is yours limited
to food?


Well, losing 120 lbs. has turned me into a compulsive clothes shopper
:-).

I can't say I've ever been a compulsive food shopper -- or ever much
enjoyed food shopping. I may have been an impulsive food shopper, but
that's a different thing.

Chris
262/141/ (145-150)

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:20:55 -0700, "formerly known as 'cat arranger'"
wrote:

or is that I'm a compulsive shopper and food is
one of the things I buy... and that it is one of the
worst because it hurts my body.

Do you buy thing compulsively or is yours limited
to food?


Well, losing 120 lbs. has turned me into a compulsive clothes shopper
:-).

I can't say I've ever been a compulsive food shopper -- or ever much
enjoyed food shopping. I may have been an impulsive food shopper, but
that's a different thing.

Chris
262/141/ (145-150)

Chris Braun wrote:

I can't say I've ever been a compulsive food shopper -- or ever much
enjoyed food shopping. I may have been an impulsive food shopper, but
that's a different thing.

I hear you!

*Can I get out of the store without crackers today?*

(most of the time, I can s)

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Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Chris Braun wrote:

I can't say I've ever been a compulsive food shopper -- or ever much
enjoyed food shopping. I may have been an impulsive food shopper, but
that's a different thing.

I hear you!

*Can I get out of the store without crackers today?*

(most of the time, I can s)

--
Walking (but mostly biking!) on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

On 8/26/2004 12:37 PM, Ignoramus24885 wrote:

Do you have problems with compulsive buying
in areas other than food, though?


Sometimes, relatively rarely, I have an extreme comuplsion to buy
something that, intellectually, I know that I do not need. So, it
happens, just not very often. For example, right now, I really want to
buy a rifle scope with a mil dot reticle, even though, practically
speaking, I do not need one.

Do you want this for squirrel hunting? BTW, how was the stew?


--
jmk in NC

On 8/26/2004 12:37 PM, Ignoramus24885 wrote:

Do you have problems with compulsive buying
in areas other than food, though?


Sometimes, relatively rarely, I have an extreme comuplsion to buy
something that, intellectually, I know that I do not need. So, it
happens, just not very often. For example, right now, I really want to
buy a rifle scope with a mil dot reticle, even though, practically
speaking, I do not need one.

Do you want this for squirrel hunting? BTW, how was the stew?


--
jmk in NC

"SnugBear" wrote in message
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Chris Braun wrote:

I can't say I've ever been a compulsive food shopper -- or ever much
enjoyed food shopping. I may have been an impulsive food shopper, but
that's a different thing.

I hear you!

*Can I get out of the store without crackers today?*

(most of the time, I can s)


I love shopping for food, especially at good stores like Whole Foods or
Trader Joe's. I love it at TJs when they ask at the checkout "did you find
everything OK?" Uh, yeah, duh...

I also always manage to buy more than I planned at Farmers' Markets. I have
to really control myself before I spend a lot, and I can.

Martha