Eating While Overwhelmed With Emotions

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I can remember posting about this a while ago. IIRC I didn't get much

answer. Maybe I wasn't able to bring across my point but I'm overwhelmed

with emotions lately again and this has become a problem again.

Does anyone else struggle with the problem of being physically hungry

but not really wanting to eat because you feel strong emotions at this

moment and eating would feel like reinforcing the

coping-with-food-mechanism?

Usually when I'm feeling really strong emotions I feel like I can't eat.

I have no appetite. However, the physical feeling is uncomfortable

(headache, lightneadedness, growling stomach, clenched jaw, weird taste

in the mouth, slight nausea... you know these sensations).

I don't know if I'm just creating a dilemma on purpose but this question

really gets to me (again):

Do I reinforce the unwanted coping mechanism when eating while

physically hungry but being overwhelmed with emotions?

It simply doesn't feel " right " or " good " to eat then.

I can remember dealing with this some months ago that I simply didn't

eat most of the time when being in this situation but drank a coffee

with milk and sugar or a glass of juice or something to get rid of the

hunger symptoms while not eating but it didn't really work (no wonder if

one thinks about that a cup of coffee doesn't equal a meal).

I'd appreciate any feedback, be it a " yes, I know the feeling " or a

" never thought of that " or a " you're a problem-creator, stop it " .

Regards

s.