Eating to deal with stress
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Try journaling....... writing down what you are feeling and what caused you to feel that way will help you deal with it easier. It can also help ease your impulse to eat.
If you can't do the journaling, try reading a book, going for a walk (takes your mind off the troubles AND you get exercise), take up a hobby, etc -- almost anything to take your mind off eating.
One approach is to deal with the things that cause you stress in the first place. Another is to try to think about why stress makes you overeat. One thing you could consider doing is creating a food diary where you write down what you are about to eat. This will give you a minute to confront the fact that you are eating a jelly donut in the middle of the afternoon for no apparent reason. Sometimes that moment of accountability will help you make a different choice.
There is no doctor on this board, John, only people who might have gone through similar things. It does sound like you eat for your emotions and because you aren't happy with your life. You might want to see what you can do to make your life better: Find ways to try out new interests and meet new people, classes, new job, whatever. If you feel like you can't deal with your feelings or learn to channel them in other ways than over-eating you might benefit from counseling.
first and foremost, deal with your anxiety & stress - when we have extra stuff on our plate to deal with, it makes our hearts even more quirky and then adrenaline surges and puts us in this visicious cycle
next find a way to do something little each day - start out slow, something to make your heart stronger, if you lose weight in the process, thats an added bonus - then each day or even every other day, add alittle more until you build up stamina; then reward yourself with something non fo
Has anyone else lose it at 37 weeks. This my first pregnancy and it hasn't been an easy one. But I have family here just not friends. And I've literally have broke down and lost it. I can't stand to even be around my boyfriend... I'm depressed and I cry all the time. I'm stuck in a house with two dogs that don't listen I'm just done. Ive gotten to the point I don't want to go any where I've stopped eating... I give up. I can't take much longer of this...
I was diagnosed with stage 3 hidradenitis 6 years ago and I'm in constant pain I get no relief even though I am on pain meds. I have clusters of forming abscesses and open wounds in my groin on my bum under my arms and on my breasts. I'm constantly depressed because of the pain and the appearance of the scars and the forming abscesses. I have had more than 17 surgeries to drain or remove clusters and nothing seems to help.
and no, it definitely has a lot to do with not being able to deal with things. ive moved 11 times in 14 years (always from country to country, so they are big moves) and im pretty sure thats where this whole thing starts. another thing is, no one seems to understand how difficult it is cuz i duno anyone else who has moved as much as me. and i am the youngest and have a chronic case of 'no one believes me' so im a big exaggerator. i mean, not that im making this stuff up.
Sorry to hear you have to deal with PVC's. I can't ignore them but I try not to get into a downward spiral of anxiety. I've been told not to worry about them, thats really is not possible. It's an unreasonalbe request, you can't get away from them. How can you not worry about your heart, when it beats so irradically. The thing is you have to learn to manage them. Like any kind of chronic situation you have to learn to manage it. Positive thinking and meds can help.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this anxiety? Since anxiety has never been a huge issue, my therapist and I chose to focus on coping mechanisms and how to look out for symptoms of my bipolar episodes to prevent things from getting worse there. I am unable to see my therapist until around the twelfth.
I’m at a loss. My head feels so odd to me. I feel on edge yet just want to crawl in a corner rather than lash out.
I answered a more general question for you today on the mh forum...here's the connection...eating and binging is a way to shut off your mind when facing a reality you don't know how to deal with....keep working on the reality, and notice everytime you want to binge, and ask yourself why you need to do it right then...that is where you will get the insights you need, and you can bring them to therapy to sort out further.
since I have found out I was pregnant in October, I lost my house to my ex, the bank won't let me out of the mortgage, he's paid late almost every month, I'm getting my divorce finalized tomorrow, I owe a ton of money on my taxes, found out I don't get any paid time off of work to be with my baby and now my ex found out over the wkend that I'm pregnant and is blowing up my phone with death threat texts aimed at my bf who's is the baby's father and bashing me on social
I tried to commit suicide three years ago and was put in a hospital for a few months. I have tried all sorts of antidepressives throughout my life and unfortunately none other than seroquel have worked. I got out of the hospital and still was depressed and I asked my doctor to try a new medication and she put me on seroquel. I immediately felt good for once. Unfortunately I had surgery on my foot and I also have back problems. I lost my job and I am feeling very bad right now.
I feel that my sobriety is more important to my life then the job. Its tough to deal though. I think if I had easy access I would be doomed by now, luckily I moved to a new city for this job, and dont know the usual suspects. I am equally afraid that moving back home is a recipe for disaster. Cant imagine looking for a new job right now without self medicating. Any thoughts?
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