Who hasn’t become a little anxious trying to figure out what’s healthy and what’s not? And then that anxiety can trigger emotional eating. But, there is a good reason for this. When we make a list of signs of hunger—a gnawing, empty feeling in the stomach; rapid heart rate; feeling faint, weak, or dizzy; trouble concentrating; feeling irritable—we realize that they are identical to the symptoms of anxiety. So it makes sense that we eat when anxious, trying to relieve what we mistakenly interpret as hunger. But then, when we realize that we’ve eaten inappropriately, we only feel more anxious, setting us up for a vicious cycle of emotional eating. Anxiety –> eat –> become more anxious –> eat more –> etc.
Two Mindful Practices For Anxious Eaters
Learn two mindful practices that can help you manage your anxiety and improve your relationship with food These techniques can help you reduce stress eating improve digestion and boost your overall well-being
