Eating and Anxiety

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Hi!

Thanks to everyone who has been reading and responding to my posts. I

really appreciate it. In such a short period of time I have learned so

much about myself and what I am going through.

Anyway I have been thinking a lot about my eating habits and my

anxiety. It seems that anxiety runs in my family. For most of us it is

pretty manageable. It presents itself as excessive worrying.

I finally realized that I do have anxiety and I have unknowingly

managed it through the years. An example of this would be emotional

eating. In times of stress I definitely eat to minimize my anxiety. But

I am still trying to figure it all out... But I think that a part of my

every - day eating " habits " (ex. night time eating)help me with my

anxiety day to day. Many times I have found myself not craving any food

item but the motion instead. Sometimes I crave the motion of chewing

and munching on something, like chips. Since I also find myself

grinding my teeth out of stress, I have wondered if this is a similar

thing.

Does anyone have any advice for how to manage anxiety without using

food?

Thanks!

- K