Posted by Nataliee on July 2, 2004, at 17:01:15
In reply to Re: Food Addiction..Question, posted by 2ndXround on June 26, 2004, at 8:23:57
Hello!
Whenever i'm depressed, I eat food (or smoke pot, or drink or all three). I try to keep all "bad" foods (high fat,high carb,high sugar low vitamins) out of my house so i'll only indulge in healthier things. I'm also OCD, so control over food, what i eat , how i eat it and where and when all effect my eating too. Ice cream is often my best friend after an episode of extreme sadness. I'll have the whole 2 litres (i'm canadian, thats half a gallon or so for you's in the USA)if someone else doesn't intervene. Sometimes i'll throw it up afterward...and you can see where that easily could go.
I think food is one of the first things that we learn regulate ourselves at a young age. Most people just learn to eat when they're hungry, but some of us realise one of the other "benefits" of food is the high it can give (Thank God for chocolate!) So, we start playing around with how food makes us feel in other ways...How we can control our body size and mood with food. Thats when things can get out of control.
Over the past few months, i've been medicating a lot less with food, almost getting a high from the new control i have over NOT eating...something that hopefully won't slip into the other direction...Instead of course, i drink a little more, and smoke quite a bit more (i fight the muchies with different flavoured gum) so, i've lost weight (which gets me out excersising a lot more) so, its been good. Of course i will always be fighting for that elusive balance, that "inner peace" i think many of us have a hard time finding.
You're not alone though, we're all in this one together as human beings, existing ina world where food tastes a hell of a lot better than it used to, where you can't go anywhere without being told what you should try, buy or eat.thanks,
Nat.
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