Argumentative Essay: What Is Emotional Eating?

Emotional Eating “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” (Aristotle) Have you ever made a decision to over eat? Do you feel weak or out of control around food? Have you eaten more when you’re stressed? If so you may be an emotional eater. Many people do not believe that emotional eating is real, and that it therefore, cannot be threatening or harmful to human health. However, this belief is not true, in fact emotional eating is a symptom of what most health professionals call atypical depression. Knowing the triggers, eating habits, and health issues that come along with emotional eating will change your view on this growing issue. A subtype of depression is Atypical depression; which can cause an increase in weight or appetite, sleepiness or excessive sleeping, fatigue or weakness, moods that are greatly reactive to your environment or circumstances, and feeling overly sensitive to rejection. It can also make you feel unhappy, and keep you from experiencing joy in your life. …show more content…
Which can lead you to a never ending cycle. Whenever you make decisions to eat your problems versus solving them is a problem. Eating when there is nothing to do, or just because, is another trigger known as boredom or feelings of emptiness. I think we all have been in a place where your home alone, and there’s nothing on the television so you find Oreo cookies or something to stuff your face with, just because you can. Thinking back to childhood memories, have you ever been given a treat for having good behavior or to cheer you up if you were feeling down and out? if so, this is a trigger known as childhood habits can play a major role in triggering bad eating habits. Social influences is the final trigger to emotional eating. Some people let their nerves get the best of them, and that trigger them to overeat. Family, and friends can encourage you to eat more. You do it to fit