Why do people turn to food when they are going through emotional problems?

Then they feel guilty when they overindulge in food? Why sweets or chocolate instead of baby carrots or fruits?

Also i was watching this program on TLC about obese people, and they said that they eat fatty foods to forget that they are fat and can't move... *facepalm* Its going to be a never ending cycle then! Why not eat vegetables and fruits till you can move?

Point: Why is food so powerful like that?

You want to treat yourself to something like that when you are depressed because you think it is going to make you feel better. It doesn't.

Then they feel guilty when they overindulge in food? Why sweets or chocolate instead of baby carrots or fruits?

Also i was watching this program on TLC about obese people, and they said that they eat fatty foods to forget that they are fat and can't move... *facepalm* Its going to be a never ending cycle then! Why not eat vegetables and fruits till you can move?

Point: Why is food so powerful like that?

Second_Hokage

Then they feel guilty when they overindulge in food? Why sweets or chocolate instead of baby carrots or fruits?

Second_Hokage

Because the whole world is pretty much in agreement when it comes to this? Sweets > Vegetables. Sweets taste good, vegetables not so?

It's not food, the food is the coping mechanism that they use which makes them feel better for what they are dealing with in my opinion.

For me I don't eat or sleep. Not healthy.

Then they feel guilty when they overindulge in food? Why sweets or chocolate instead of baby carrots or fruits?

Second_Hokage

Food provides more dopamine then sex does, thus feeling better.

Because food like chocolate makes us happy.

I turn to food when Im feeling down. In my house, cooking/meals/excellent food were around me all the time (greek... what do you expect). Meal time was always a huge comfort. So, I turn to food because It always made me happy.

I eat loads of sweets & chocolate when I am depressed.

enjoying excercise is the only reason im not fat.

You want to treat yourself to something like that when you are depressed because you think it is going to make you feel better. It doesn't.

TheHighWind

I do the opposite, I feel like the problems might be occurring because I'm a fat fatty and I eat significantly less so I feel better about myself.

I eat less when I'm depressed, but they eat it because they subconsciously, think it will make them feel better.

People do dumb stuff to cheer themselves up, it usually only works in the short term which then leads to physiological addiction.

I turn to exercise.Mkavanaugh77

I turn AWAY from food when I get sad.3eyedrazorback

I turn AWAY from food when I get sad.3eyedrazorback

Why do you think your better than me?

Primordial instinct. We get hungry so we will want to eat so that we can replenish vitamins and nutrients and whatever else. When we get sad we want to eat because eating usually makes us feel good for the aforementioned reason.

Food provides more dopamine then sex does, thus feeling better.

Fightingfan

Eating can take your mind off the stress and can temporally release hormones that give short term happiness.

I for one have the opposite problem. I can't eat when Im stressed. On my last big break up I lost 20 lbs.

I don't, I turn to food when I'm bored though.metroidprime55

Cause comfort food is supposed to help distract, but I can barely eat when I'm sad.

Funny, my situation is the exact oposite. When I was severly depressed because my ex broke up with me I couldnt even eat anything.

Because it tastes good.

It fills the holes in your heart

Food is a lot better than crack in my opinion.

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Then they feel guilty when they overindulge in food? Why sweets or chocolate instead of baby carrots or fruits?

xWoW_Rougex

Because the whole world is pretty much in agreement when it comes to this? Sweets > Vegetables. Sweets taste good, vegetables not so?

I don't know about anyone else, but I love the taste of baked vegetables.

[QUOTE="metroidprime55"]I don't, I turn to food when I'm bored though.ShadowsDemon

Heh.....I be guilty of this as well sometimes.

Because food is good.

Probably the same reason why people turn to drugs orother addictive things. They want something that'll help them escape from the suffering that they're going through.

Because they are weak!!!!

It's hard to eat when you're sad. At least for me it is.

They do it because they lack even more self control when they're emotional. There are much more productive/healthy ways to feel better about yourself when you're down. One of those being exercise. But most people shy away from that and would rather go the unhealthy, easy route.