i’m a chronic binge eater and i didn’t think i had or ever had heard of SCT until seeing the symptom list and realizing me, my mom and my grandpa all check almost all the boxes.
however, i also struggle with dopamine and i binge eat, so im wondering if this is a symptom of SCT as well. i binge eat because i need the stimulus, not for any emotional reason.
I am, I tend to do best in a largely fasted state with a dinner every couple of days but when I'm really stressed I can binge like crazy, it's largely to get some form of comfort when I'm already already at my limit and my nervous system gets too dysregulated. It temporarily makes me feel like a giant raw exposed nerve if that makes sense.
I believe low dopamine is the main cause of my SCT. The low dopamine also causes me to chase things that will raise it (sugar, sex, alcohol, etc.). So when my dopamine is raised sufficiently (medication), those are no longer an issue.
It is common in dopamine related depression. Apparently Wellbutrin works quite well for it.