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I am so glad I found this forum! I've mentioned my problem to friends and no one can offer a solution, except "just don't get up, go back to bed!" If only it were that easy. I have tried alot of the same things as everyone else. Locking my bedroom door (I just unlock it and walk out.), hiding food I'm likely to eat during the night. I've put it in my car which is downstairs in a parking lot, but I know it will be ther for me the next day. I've taken items to work and put in my desk. I've put food up high in closets (I get a ladder out during the night to get to the food.) I'm so sick of this. I feel like it is affecting my health. Mentally, it is HE_L. I've been to a sleep study center. I found that I woke 23 times in the first hour. Their recommendation was a breathing machine! I do not have sleep apnea, I have NES! Don't they get it? I would not like to take a prescription. I tend to be a very healthy person. I try only eating mostly healthy foods. Those healthy foods are now packing on the pounds. I have been doing this for at least three years. I think I can date it back to when I went vegetarian, which I am no more. I'm trying to add a little meat back into my diet. No red meat, though. Also during this time, I was having difficulties in my marriage, which resulted in divorce. NES has spiraled out of control since then. I really do not want to see a therapist. Nothing against them, but I would like to beat this thing on my own. So, how can I accomplish that with out riding my home of food? I have an 11 year old son that likes to eat.  I had (have) an addiction to peanut butter, or any nutbutter spreads. I have to limit myself. If I have any, I purchase fresh ground and only get about 4 tablespoons at a time. But, when I have it, I'm up during the night eating it. Another thing I realize I cannot have is Brummel and Brown spread. I eat it by itself! I am also addicted to carbs. Any carbs! Normally, I will eat whole grain carbs. I normally come home each day and prepare my "fix" just like a drug addict. I do not want this to control me any longer! I don't think people believe me when I say I am up EVERY night several times eating! For me it is semi-concious. I am aware of what I'm about to do, but I don't want to stop it. Also, I get up 1-1 1/2 hours after going to bed. This is the first time, then every 1 - 2 hours after that until 3:30 a.m. I know this is putting stress on my body. I have just finished eating dinner, and I am thinking about what I can have that is sweet. I have taken all the carby grains to my car for the night. No peanut butter in the house. Threw out the Brummel and Brown, but still have butter. I also have nuts and yogurt. So, I still have my "fixes" in the house. I wonder if I should just throw it all out. I'm afraid I would still find something to eat. Thanks for letting me vent.
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