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Emotional eating and Food addiction are one and the same thing. People turn to food to control and deal with their negative emotions and this usually results in overeating. What are the consequences of eating to avoid dealing with your feelings? Low self-esteem, unwanted weight gain, obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle.

Do you recognize Emotional eating patterns in yourselves? Are you aware of the fact that you have a problem and you would like to address it? If this is the case the first step is to seek help and find an adequate treatment. It is imperative to identify your emotional eating patterns, to see what triggers your food cravings and to find a treatment for behavioral issues. This is not an easy task, but it can be done with professional guidance and lots of effort on your behalf. After all, we are talking about your health and you should do your best to take care of it.

Food addiction is a very serious problem, as it is related with deep emotional and mental issues. The inability to cope with emotional issues makes people turn to food for comfort and they start using food as a primary tool for dealing with their negative feelings. The good news is that there is treatment for emotional eating but it is not enough to learn and establish healthy eating habits. It is also imperative to address your emotional issues and to develop positive coping strategies. We should not forget to mention that such a treatment takes time and in order to be effective it should include the following aspects: the identification of the difference between emotional hunger and physical hunger, the increase of your capacity to tolerate feelings, focus on interpersonal relationship problems, improved body image, self care and the recognition of the recovery process as an experience filled with ups and downs.

Resource box: Recovery is never easy whether we are talking about alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or food. Food addiction is dangerous and it can destroy your lives if it is left untreated. Visit our website and take our quiz to see if you suffer from Emotional eating.