Psychological Addiction to Food
What if happiness is only in food?
We are all dependent on food on a biological level. Food is a source of energy, without which life is impossible. But there are people for whom this dependence has become psychological. They are unable to resist the need to eat. The absorption of food is not associated with a feeling of hunger, it is predetermined by the psycho-emotional state.
Almost all experts are sure that the reason for such violations lies in the psychological state of a person. In their perception of themselves, their attitudes, and values.
What does food mean to you?
Psychological food addiction is a state in which a person tries to solve their psychological problems with the help of food. As a result, either chronic overeating begins, leading to obesity, or painful restrictions to food leading to anorexia or bulimia.
In other words, if you're on a diet but crave something like a chocolate bar and eat a few bites, that's fine. But a sign of addiction is when you can’t live a day without chocolate, and find yourself eating a box of it in one sitting, or you start to get hysterical when you don’t have a quantity of chocolate on hand.
Constant consumption of foods high in sugar, fat, or salt leads to the formation of physiological attachment, and the inability to find the “off switch” and stop eating. Psychologists name several reasons that provoke food addiction, but, as a rule, they have a similar subtext - the desire to fill the "emptiness inside" to feel happier. Here are some reasons:
Loss of the meaning of life or the purpose for which you would like to wake up in the morning. A person eats so as not to feel lonely and useless. Food becomes your best friend. An unhealthy relationship with food suggests that something is missing in your life. Mostly emotionally. Therefore, you constantly feel dissatisfaction and psychological “hunger”.
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