They are not easy to pick out of a crowd, that mom you see at preschool drop-off every day looks normal, sounds normal, and acts normal but in the privacy of her own home she stuffs down the food and washes it down with 'mommy juice.' Sound shockingly familiar? If not, it probably does to your neighbor and you don't even know it.

The family existence everyone lives currently is full of people who suffer with being alone, feeling blue, miserable, stressed out, tired, and discouraged. Most of us either cope with these emotions in a good way like working out or talking with a friend, or cope in a negative way like stuffing ourselves with snacks to numb the pain.

For those of us who eat to fill the void, it's a lonely road. You eat in private because you are ashamed, you have a negative self-image, and the issues which started it all are still there when you are done. If the questions below ring true for you then you most likely are an emotional eater.

Do you eat when you are not hungry?

Emotional hunger must have food NOW even if you just had a meal and usually food that is not good for you. Physical hunger can wait and is healthy food will satiate it.

Do you visit the cupboard as a method of coping?

Numbing yourself with food rather than dealing with your emotions can actually increase stress, raise your blood pressure, and leave you feeling more depressed than when you started.

Do you overindulge on snacks which are high in fat and carbs?

People should be choosing 'healthful' food 90% of the times you eat and 'junk' food 10% of time times you eat. If this is not reliably the case, then one should be concerned about emotional eating.

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