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Emotional Eating

Emotional eating is often present when it is not driven by hunger. Eating when lonely, bored, sad, or angry is a common way to relieve stress, but eating emotionally can lead to even greater stress.
Understanding Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is a common way for us to avoid emotions, and many of us don't realize we're doing it. But emotional eating doesn't have to have control of your life.
Are You an Emotional Eater?
An emotional eater rarely knows that she is dealing with major emotions, and she knows even less often that these emotions trigger eating.
Breaking Free From Emotional Eating
If you have decided that you may eat to soothe your emotions, then overcoming emotional eating is the next step. You have a number of emotional eating treatment options that can lead you to a healthier lifestyle.
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