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‘When I had a bag of sweets in front of me, I’d have that physical “rush” you get when something really exciting is about to happen to you. And when I ate them, they never disappointed. I’d get an intense, overwhelming rush of energy, taking me to a real high. I’ve never taken drugs but I often wonder if it’s a similar feeling. The trouble was that I’d have to keep on eating the sweets to get that high feeling. In my world, there was no such thing as eating just one pink shrimp – I had to eat the lot. It was like being on a confectionery conveyor belt where the sweets kept coming and I kept eating. I never felt sick or reached “saturation point”, which really added to the problem. If I’d felt ill, I might have been inclined to stop! But of course I had to stop eventually, not because willpower kicked in but because the sweets ran out and there was nothing more to binge on. When I saw the bottom of the bag, I’d feel really sad and deflated. After my sugar “high” it was like payback time – I’d have low energy and would start feeling weary. Other people picked up on it, too. They’d say, “What’s the matter with you?”’