Pain -> eating connection
bvifun
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In an effort to understand why I eat when it is not necessary, I have been pondering why I want to reach for food when my pain is bad. That food is obviously comfort/junk food. I know I am not the only one as friends have said the same thing. Do you have any opinions on why the mind or body thinks this might be a good idea when it is so not?
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Possibly a method of control. Pain can sometimes leave people feeling helpless and eating can be a form of trying to take some 'control' over life-thought it doesn't really help with pain. Kind of the same thing with emotional eating-an attempt to control one's circumstances when they sometimes feel helpless.
Pain can be frustrating-especially when you can't exercise through it. Not hyper focusing on it can become difficult if you have been dealing with it for long enough. It also makes it frustrating when you cannot exercise as part of your fitness regimen.
Hang in there, you will figure this out.0 -
I do just the same. Or should I say, strike that and replace with did the same! I will, I WILL!
I think it's because the food gives a quick boost. At a time when everything is hurting, it is pure comfort. And sometimes, there's not a lot left you can do but eat. The past year I've become virtually housebound, and to pass the time I've done a lot of baking. A huge no no - as I can't leave it alone. Even giving most of it away to neighbours, still leaves me with an awful lot of temptation.0
