Signs That You're An Emotional Eater

Your Eating Is Out Of Control

Indulging in something good every so often is no issue. The problem arises when this habit gets out of control. If you find yourself planning to stop eating after one handful of chips but not stopping until you hit the crumbs at the bottom of the bag, it’s possible your eating is out of control. Take a closer look at your eating patterns. Do you often find yourself having more helpings than you thought you’d have? Do you steal goodies from an office candy dish, or find yourself going by someone's desk just to pick up a snack? Sometimes the sign is just straightforward: you feel like your eating is out of control. A lack of rational control often indicates emotions are out of control as well.

You Eat To Feel Happy

Of course your mother’s classic, secret recipe makes you feel good because it reminds you of home and the comfort your mother gave you as a child. And there is no denying the joy a good piece of chocolate can spark something beautiful in your soul. These culturally acceptable food connections can lead you to eat to feel happy instead of finding happiness within yourself or from healthier, more beneficial activities. Eating certain foods can produce the right mixture of hormonal responses to make you feel happy, but if you eat to feel happy as your only or main source of happiness, an unhappy and unhealthy outcome is certain.