Categories of Emotional Eating - 3

Today I will finish up on the last categories of Self's categories of "disordered eating" patterns.

Category 5: "Food addicts eat to soothe stress, deal with anger, even celebrate a happy event; they think about food nearly all the time."

My comment: Many times this individual will say, "I just enjoy food." It's frequently a lot more than that. If a person is that "addicted" to food and eats all the time it can also be a response to emotions that the person is not dealing with. I call it "stuffing feelings."

Category 6: "Extreme exercisers work out despite illness, injury or exhaustion and solely for weight loss; they are devastated if they miss a session."

My comment: In addition to the general public, professional actors, dancers and sports advocates/athletes can find themselves caught up in this serious disorder affecting physical/emotional health, all in the name of their "sport" or activity.

Tomorrow I will discuss my final comments on this subject.