Studies found in Women Today shows that most of the people who gain weight are doing so because, this act of overeating, is linked to their being emotional eaters.
Yes, 75% of overindulging is connected with how the person emotionally feels or how he or she is emotionally healthy.
Anyone can be an emotional eater.
Anything that is depressing, stressful or traumatic can lead to binging and stuffing yourself with food even when you no longer have room for it in your body.
That is why when these hang ups start to manifest themselves in a friend or loved one's life, it is best to offer them overeating support.
Depression is one of the main and strongest emotions associated with a person who is overeating.
Once a person is depressed, they feel hopeless, tired and uninterested in any other activities they used to do.
One overeating support can be an attempt to cheer them up and get them to eat healthier but these people will not be able to easily dismiss the need and the quick compensation of binging on something that's unhealthy.
This is the reason why those who suffer gain weight and often pushes them deeper into depression.
So as a concerned friend or relative, what can you do to if a person is suffering from compulsive eating or he or she is an emotional eater? What overeating support can you give him or her to prevent or even eliminate the culprit for this need to go overboard with food? Well for starters, a simple overeating support you can extend is to try to distract them from eating itself.
You can do this by being there every time he or she wants to reach out for that dangerous feast.
By doing so, you can prevent him or her from stuffing food down his or her mouth by forcing the person to do something else.
You can bring your friend or relative to a park or the gym and do something that involves venting out frustration and anger.
There are other things you can also do to offer overeating support.
You can sign up with a suffering friend to join a dance class or start a new activity together.
This will make the person have something else to channel her excess emotions.
As long as you are there to back that person up and keep a watchful eye on him or her, you will be able to help that person overcome the emotional urge to overeat.
Overeating support can be found in network groups also.
Just like any cure and solution for addiction, there are group therapies that one can join in order to not battle this disorder alone.
Having people who are positive and relatable can truly help a person start the road to recovery.
Yes, 75% of overindulging is connected with how the person emotionally feels or how he or she is emotionally healthy.
Anyone can be an emotional eater.
Anything that is depressing, stressful or traumatic can lead to binging and stuffing yourself with food even when you no longer have room for it in your body.
That is why when these hang ups start to manifest themselves in a friend or loved one's life, it is best to offer them overeating support.
Depression is one of the main and strongest emotions associated with a person who is overeating.
Once a person is depressed, they feel hopeless, tired and uninterested in any other activities they used to do.
One overeating support can be an attempt to cheer them up and get them to eat healthier but these people will not be able to easily dismiss the need and the quick compensation of binging on something that's unhealthy.
This is the reason why those who suffer gain weight and often pushes them deeper into depression.
So as a concerned friend or relative, what can you do to if a person is suffering from compulsive eating or he or she is an emotional eater? What overeating support can you give him or her to prevent or even eliminate the culprit for this need to go overboard with food? Well for starters, a simple overeating support you can extend is to try to distract them from eating itself.
You can do this by being there every time he or she wants to reach out for that dangerous feast.
By doing so, you can prevent him or her from stuffing food down his or her mouth by forcing the person to do something else.
You can bring your friend or relative to a park or the gym and do something that involves venting out frustration and anger.
There are other things you can also do to offer overeating support.
You can sign up with a suffering friend to join a dance class or start a new activity together.
This will make the person have something else to channel her excess emotions.
As long as you are there to back that person up and keep a watchful eye on him or her, you will be able to help that person overcome the emotional urge to overeat.
Overeating support can be found in network groups also.
Just like any cure and solution for addiction, there are group therapies that one can join in order to not battle this disorder alone.
Having people who are positive and relatable can truly help a person start the road to recovery.
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