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How to process emotions without turning to food

I eat when I'm bored, sad, happy, stressed, or celebrating and I realize I don't know how to experience any emotion without food involved.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Food has become your universal emotional translator, preventing you from developing other ways to meet, understand, and move through feeling states.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Food relationship and disordered eating?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.