Content creator Asherkine, has shared his personal struggle with compulsive eating disorder, revealing why he paused creating food content.
The popular content creator revealed that he enjoys eating over 5 different meals regularly but lost moderation as mindless binge eating became his daily routine, even outside content creation.
“I never answered to why I paused making this type of food content; I genuinely enjoyed clearing up over 5 different meals regularly until my body told me,” he wrote.
“Even though i had an active lifestyle at the time and tried to stay fit , I lost the concept of moderation as mindless binge eating became the OOTD even when i wasn’t creating content. I wouldn’t stop eating until i started to feel abdominal discomfort. Despite being full, I always wanted to keep eating! Gluttony had made its way.”
He also spoke about the health challenges that came with the binge eating, “Asides the general discomfort , heart palpitations, excess weight gain , irregular sleep , sneaky high blood pressure count, constant fatigue and so on… The mental battle to beat gluttony is probably the hardest thing to deal with.”
Two years on, Asherkine noted that he still struggles with the aftermath, urging those struggling with compulsive eating disorder to pay attention. “If you struggle with COMPULSIVE EATING DISORDER, shout out you. Pay attention, I’m no health practitioner but don’t underplay it,” he urges, planning to create food content with moderation. “I’ll still make food content but definitely not in such volume.”
His fans who have been wondering why he stopped the food eating content have taken to his post comment section to share their reaction:
Sharing her reaction @AmoriGuineafowl said: “It’s really hard to overcome o, I would be full but still want to munch on something so I cultivated not brushing on time if I am home because without brushing I won’t eat and it has helped a lot.”
Uche truthfully noted: “This is such a real and needed post. People hardly talk about how food content can quietly lead to unhealthy habits — it’s not just “fun videos.” It takes real strength to admit when something you love starts hurting you. Gluttony and compulsive eating are so underrated in how much damage they do. Much respect, Kine.”
Breadwinner wrote: “I honestly thought you guys ate just a little and leave the rest for later 😂 damn! Eating all that in-joke sitting is crazy!”
Amos Soma commented: “Wow, thanks for being this real. It takes a lot of self-awareness to admit this and even more strength to talk about it openly. Glad you’re prioritizing your health now.”