I have a huge obsession with food!! I find myself eating and eating when I'm bored, it has nothing to do with hunger. I often overeat, get terribly bloated and wakeup with a really sore tummy. Yet while I know overeating is causing me so much torment I just can't seem to stop it.
So yep I sympathise 100 % with you!! I figure my eating is anxiety related. When I'm stressed I just eat and eat and eat and its very comforting. Until I stop and then feel sick! And often when I feel really uncomfortable, with a bloated tummy, I reason with myself that more food might make me feel better!!??
I also LOVE the taste of food. You can't keep me away from yummy foods if they're lying around (hence restraining from buying anything bad!). I think this is because my life is so restricted. I hate the fact I'm not 'allowed' to eat the foods I adore - ie chocolate!
I can't really see a way out of this one for me. I know of a few others on the board that struggle with food the same way. Perhaps its just another symptom of IBS, the one thing that should be the most natural thing in the world - eating - is made so difficult for us. So we react by doing just that - eating!!
One last thing, I do know that if I'm busy I can't be bothered with food. If I'm at home and bored or anxious, then just try and keep me away from the fridge!
Sorry I haven't helped much, but perhaps its comforting to know you're not alone and its not uncommon what you're going through?
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