Food, eating, feelings, secrecy
I've had some personal drama/angst for the last few months, which came to a head in the last few days. It's hopefully on its way to being sorted out, but I've chosen to overeat on a couple of occasions to cope with it.
What are my healthy coping mechanisms?
Calling a trusted friend.
Going to bed with a book and a nice cup of tea.
Substituting fancy fruit and yogurt for ice cream.
Writing in my private paper journal.
Writing on my trusted filter on my LJ.
Talking about how I'm feeling with the people concerned - this is a difficult one!
Punching and/or screaming into a pillow.
On a separate matter: When I've eaten a normal portion of dessert with a friend, I have a tendency to overeat using a similar food in a much bigger portion when I'm on my own. Secret eating. NOT a good thing. I'm not sure what I should do about this. I could eat a very big portion of dessert with a friend and be sort of ok about it, then I wouldn't eat secretly afterwards. I could avoid having desserts with friends and eat dessert on my own later. I don't know. I don't want to give myself a hard time over this, don't want to be too rigid.
What are my healthy coping mechanisms?
Calling a trusted friend.
Going to bed with a book and a nice cup of tea.
Substituting fancy fruit and yogurt for ice cream.
Writing in my private paper journal.
Writing on my trusted filter on my LJ.
Talking about how I'm feeling with the people concerned - this is a difficult one!
Punching and/or screaming into a pillow.
On a separate matter: When I've eaten a normal portion of dessert with a friend, I have a tendency to overeat using a similar food in a much bigger portion when I'm on my own. Secret eating. NOT a good thing. I'm not sure what I should do about this. I could eat a very big portion of dessert with a friend and be sort of ok about it, then I wouldn't eat secretly afterwards. I could avoid having desserts with friends and eat dessert on my own later. I don't know. I don't want to give myself a hard time over this, don't want to be too rigid.