I agree, but we all know how people are. Some people will go the "other way" and start compulsive exercising-another problem that can spin out of control. Sometimes it's an easy fix and other times it's more involved.
I'm kinda speaking from my own personal experiences.
I've suffered from binge eating disorder, followed by bulimia.
I'm finally pulling myself together, but it took me a long time to realise the root of the problem was my skewed interpretation of my environment. I was blaming others and feeling sorry for myself. This manifested itself in out of control binging and purging because my nerves and anxiety would temporarily disappear following a binge.
It took me a lot of soul searching and honest personal assessment to realise I was creating a lot of stress in my mind that really didn't exist in reality. It was "all in my head"