Stress and Eating Behavior

We experience stress when something happens within ourselves, or in our environment, that challenges our status. Stress can be internal for example, worrying about something or getting upset, or external which is taking an exam or rushing assignment for due date. Actually stress is an integral part of daily life, how we eat in response to stress can have an impact on our overall diet and health.

And people may have eating disorder when stress. An eating disorder is mean compulsion to eat or avoid eating. Besides that, nowadays people are usually on slimming diets especially female or “watching their weight” all the time will also lead them to stress and may happen Anorexia nervosa which mean force to vomit after taking the meal .

Binge eating which is involve a very large amount of food in a short period time also one of the problem which may relate to stress. People that struggle with binge eating are likely to have alcohol problems and engage in impulsive behavior. They do not feel that they can control themselves, and have difficulty discussing their problems and feelings. They also have more health problems, a hard time sleeping at night, muscle pains, and headaches. Affected people often have suicidal thoughts, struggle digesting their food, and are stressed.

I also have this kind of unhealthy eating problem..When I was feeling stress, moody or boring, the first come to my mind is “EAT”. I have a bad habit which is when I was in stress or moody, I will go and buy snack and soft drink and finish it all in one short. I will feel better after I eat. But sadly…after eat, I will feel guilty and feel regret why I eat a lot. What can I do???