Emotional Eating

[heera72]

Many of us might have been at a period in our lives, or maybe only me, where we would have used food as our coping mechanism. Emotional eating is the habit of using food to cope with emotions rather than to satisfy physical hunger. It is important to address because it can lead to unhealthy eating patterns, weight gain, and increased risk of conditions like obesity and diabetes. Emotional eating often stems from stress, boredom, loneliness, or anxiety, creating a cycle of guilt and dependence on food for comfort. Ignoring it can worsen mental health and prevent individuals from developing healthier coping mechanisms. 

[tyme]

Hey @heera72 , did you get the email we sent you yesterday? Hope to hear back from you soon.

[tyme]

I can't say I'm an emotional eater. I'm an emotional non-eater @heera72 . My appetite shuts down.

[Patches59]

@heera72 

Due to high stress, anxiety etc some people find they have no appetite or can’t keep food down when eat.

these can lead to their own respective health issues including people becoming anorexic.  Things I experienced, lived through for years and survived

2 sides of the proverbial coin, both with their own respective impact and neither one more important than the other

[heera72]

People do have different types of coping mechanisms to handle difficult situations.

[tyme]

Absolutely @heera72 . And it's amazing how we are all humans but we are all so different too. 

I wouldn't have the slightest clue what emotional eating would be like. And I'm sure for others, they wouldn't understand what it's like for appetites to shut down.

Besides food, what are ways you and others cope @heera72 @Patches59 ?

[Patches59]

.

[heera72]

I do journal

[tyme]

@heera72 , yeah, journalling is good for some people. Can't say it works well for me. Journalling makes me feeling very anxious in that someone might pick it up and read it.

@Patches59 , are you okay?

[Patches59]

@tyme