Food Addiction Support Group
An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...
Hello! I have never been in one of these groups before and I'm looking for support with my problems with food. I have an unhealthy coping method to stress. Sometimes at work I can overeat candy bars and junk food after high stress moments.
We have a snack machine in the brake room at work, and sometimes after a high stress moment I want candy.
It can be like half my brain tells me “no don't buy candy bars”, “your wasting money”, “they're not good for you”, “it doesn’t really fix anything” and the other half says “F*** IT”, “get the candy”. They I feel bad about overeating.
Any tips on what to do when you in that mindset.
I had a very similar experience, and what I did was, I brought fruit instead, as well as a picture (I put in my scrub pocket) from my vision board of what I would like to look like (it was a picture of a female athlete), so every time I had to pass the vending machines, I could look at the picture and reason in my mind why it was not a good idea to purchase snacks from the machine, and once I won the battle, I would go back to the nurse station and pull out my banana or apple slices and I was able to condition myself that way.
I hope this helps.