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Article: Compulsive eaters seek help for `addictive' behavior.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2004
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Byline: Connie Lauerman
Jessica M. described her pursuit of food in terms of a junkie itching for a fix, an alcoholic lusting for a drink.
"I was out of control," said the 34-year-old Chicago speech therapist who asked that her full name be withheld in keeping with the custom of the 12-step program where she found help.
"I was either eating or thinking about eating. I would sit on the couch with the shades pulled and with boxes and bags of food, and I would eat.
"I was always thinking about how I was going to get away from people so that I could eat or how I was not going to eat this or that, who was going to see me."
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