Stuggling Emotionally

I can relate to everything in this post. I'm dealing with family health issues, my job hates me, I don't hate my job. I can't find my niche it seems like. The only thing I can tell you that keeps me going is to do just that. Keep going. It may not be the best advice but it's something I have to make myself do. There are some days I don't want to get out of bed, I don't want to deal with people and I don't want to even go outside. I battle depression everyday, may not be something you deal with but it makes life hard to handle sometimes. Anyway, you're not alone. Everyone is dealing with something everyday. I am a stress eater. I just try to find foods that will fill me up and keep me from chowing down all day long, because I can do that lol
I hope this finds you well. Just keep your head up.

Nothing worse then fighting with the people you live with. I hope things start looking up soon!

Can you think of anything else to do that would be relaxing? Curl up with a good book, take a bath, go for a walk, just go be alone for a little while?

I hope your day gets better. I am sending good thoughts and positve energy your way. Try to focus on the good things in your life and try not to be too hard on yourself. :flowerforyou:

You realized you would have just been eating your feelings and didn't do it. That is awesome.

Thanks for sharing and I hope it helped you work those feelings out. :flowerforyou:

Good for you. You recognized your tendency and avoided it. Excellent! Hope things get better for your husband and dad soon.

Venting on here is a way of dealing with it! Everyone told me exercise was just as effective as medication or counselling when dealing with stress and depression. It took me years to try it to realise that it works! Its the last thing you want to do when you're full up with social and work stresses, family problems or just the general grind of day to day life. When you're running on super mode you don't get much time for yourself so those few moments you do get you want something that will give you instant gratification, which food does, especially unhealthy food!
Its a hard cycle to break but when you're stretching yourself, having to put all these stress fires out make sure you give yourself time just for you. Even if its just a minute to think. But then when you're eating healthy know that you're doing that for yourself, that you're doing something good for yourself and get some gratification from that. And find sport/ exercise that you enjoy and a comfortable pace if your not really feeling up for it that day (sometimes after 10 mins I find I am up for more!) And then push yourself to do something harder. But be pleased with what you do achieve and know its something really good thats made a step towards a healthy positive future for yourself.
And don't beat yourself up if you do emotionally eat, its your bodies way of coping with the stress you're under everyone has something smoking, drugs, glass of wine, running, shopping etc. Some ways of coping are/ can become unhealthy. It doesn't make you bad or mean you will fail in the future, just remind yourself you're doing well, this is what I needed at this time to cope with. ...., I can do this... (e.g go for a walk, eat some fruit etc) which will be a healthier way of coping.