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Identifying Your Food Eating Triggers

Learning what triggers your urge to overeat is the first step to breaking that habit. Once you figure out what the cause is you’ll be able to figure out ways to overcome them. - Healthy-Woman.net Editor

Do you know what situations trigger overating or excessive snacking for you? In psychotherapy it’s useful to identify various triggers for different negative states such as depression, anxiety and stress. Often people use food as a crutch or coping mechanism under these circumstances.

Do you have certain people in your life that make you feel drained and then resort to food to help you get through the moment? Are Friday or Saturday nights home alone a vulnerable time for you to overeat? What do you do when you feel lonely and how does eating factor in? Do you tend to overeat while working on a school or work project?

If you can identify three typical times for you that lead to overeating, you really have your finger on something quite important. Gaining insight is the key to breaking a pattern or habit. The second step is finding new responses instead of the habit you are trying to kick (whether it is eating, smoking, drinking etc.). In cognitive behavioral therapy, insight work is used to help the person identify factors at play and then techniques are utilized to counter these tendencies and introduce ways to elevate moods.

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April 18, 2008 | Category: Diet & Weight Loss 

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