For me, it's either stress or boredom.
Having foods I tend to overeat on in the house is awful too. The kids aren't bad eaters, they just like granola bars, and other little treats I shouldn't be eating.
To be quite honest, I think I have a sugar addiction too! I can down so much sugar it's crazy. I'm actually going to try Sugar Busters or Atkins to try and rid myself of those cravings.

Ditto!!! I could not have written it better! (Except for me instead of kids it is just one grandson).

I always gained during the most stressful time in my life. It is a bad bad emotional eating when things go wrong around me, I go for the worst emotional binge: jar or nutella and so on.
My weight gain strongly correlated the bad and/or very stressful event in my life:
0. immigrating to Canada and being unemployed/underemployed for 1 yr: 25 lb.
1. Coursework during my master program: 10 months : +15 lb.
2. initial diagnosis of infertility; 2 months ; 15 lb
3. IVF cycle + High risk pregnancy: 9 months , 70 lb
4. Writing my comprehensive exams during my Phd: 3 months, 15 lb
5. failed IVF cycles: 5 lb each, and I had 3 of those this year.

Once the extreme stress is over , I stop the emotional eating and lose some of that weight. Hopefully this time I am going to lose all of it, and stop sobbing with my nutella jar when life go rough. I think sugar binge creates a vicious circle, which is so hard to break out of.

I overeat because I love food! I adore it, its my friend, its my confidont, my secret hiding place, my happiness, my consoler, my hero..........

It is also my worst enemy!

I now realise that it doesnt love me as much as I love it and that I need to leave this bad relationship!

I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"

So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!

I couldn't havve said it better. Any reason really. I need to create a new habit when I feel that trigger - make a cup of tea, anything else but eating!

I'm not entirely sure but I may be an emotional eater - I eat when I'm happy (to celebrate), I eat when I'm sad (to commiserate), I eat when I'm tired (all the chuffing time I work horrid shifts), I eat when I'm upset (wedding dress doesnt't fit as too fat so what do I do? Start on cake).... The reasons are ENDLESS!!

I also eat more if I lose a couple of pounds.... And if I don't.

My brain wants one thing but can't control my mouth/hands enough to allow my body to achieve what I want. Frustrating!!

I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"

So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!

I couldn't havve said it better. Any reason really. I need to create a new habit when I feel that trigger - make a cup of tea, anything else but eating!

Yeah...I overeat for literally ANYTHING!!! Im trying to stop...but its so hard...especially after doing it for so many years!

I overeat when I feel hurt and I can't confront that person how I feel.
My mom triggered that feeling a lot so I tried not visit her much.
When I feel helpless I also overeat.
I used to have other emotion that cause to me to binge.
I read a few books to try to help me overcome my emotional eating.
I realize if I can't find a way to help me over this, I will never be skinny permanently.

Food can't give me love. Food can't solve my problem.

All emotions can trigger some sort of food dependant behaviour for me. Besides just being bored sometimes, I think the number one emotion that I feel when I turn to food would be anger. I'm not sure why, but having that bigger piece of cake feels that much better when I'm really angry at something or someone. Maybe it's because I hate confrontation, so I usually don't talk wbout the issue and so food is a comfort, I'm not sure. All I know is that Sugar can sure be addicting, and sometimes, when my emotions are not in check, my willpower doesn't stand a chance.