Many of us have this unpleasant habit of stress eating. Sad? Let's eat at least something sweet😔Worry? I'll throw myself some chips!🤪Do you know? This mechanic has 2 main reasons:▪children's eating behavior pattern. How were most of us consoled/praised/encouraged as children? Well, yes, with goodies, and mostly with sweets🤷🏻‍♀childhood has passed, the neural connection “it was bad - I ate candy - it became good” remains (however, it still doesn’t become good, and this is an indicator of how flawed our irrelevant settings)▪sweets and fast food cause rapid production of pleasure hormones, including fast and “cheap” dopamine. In the moment we really experience an uplift, but it’s short-lived.➡How to stop eating stress? Now practical advice! ▪the first, basic advice, without which all the rest are meaningless. Watch your diet in general. If you eat regularly, nutritiously, at least more or less correctly and relatively tasty, the risk of breakdowns is greatly reduced.▪another basic, but very important point. If you don't get enough sleep, you will overeat because lack of sleep releases the hormone cortisol. During periods of stress, give yourself enough rest (at least 7 hours of sleep). Now to the purely psychological aspects: ▪ ensure that you produce dopamine through setting goals and achieving them. Even basic, routine tasks: we write down a detailed plan for the day/evening and tick the completed ones✅▪every time the thought “should I eat something like that?” comes to mind, shift the focus to your affairs and plans. The simplest technique that works!▪there is no problem in depriving yourself of everything you love. Leave your favorite “forbidden” foods for 1-2 times a week, this will make it easier to endure restrictions.▪last at least 3 days (72 hours) without eating. It will be much easier later. It is during this period that this connection in the brain will weaken slightly.▪use your list of “resource to-dos,” which I have repeatedly written about in articles and on the Telegram channel. Cope with stress in any other way on your list.▪The stress hormone, cortisol, tends to build up. It needs to be worked out. Methods: any movement, massage, stretching, sex, watching dramas/horror films (films with high tension), go-karting/shooting, etc.▪Remember and record the state when you overate and feel bad. What do you feel? How do you see and feel yourself? Capture this unpleasant image. Artificially remember this state every time you want to repeat it. Our brain quickly erases the bad, it needs to be reminded 😅If you can’t cope with stress or the obsessive desire to eat it, it’s better to work through this moment with a psychologist. As a rule, 2-3 sessions are enough to gain basic support and stress resistance skills in the moment 🔥👍🏻Techniques for independent psychological work are available on my Telegram channel to get a complete base of techniques for any request (both client and for independent work) write in private messages or telegram