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Old May 11, 2013, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster View Post
Emotional eating is normal and not something to feel ashamed of or try to control.

Lesson four – Emotional eating.
I would probably be ashamed if I were normal. Figure that out. Anyway:

>So whether you think you’re eating for emotional reasons or not, whether you’re doing it intentionally or not, all eating is fundamentally emotional.

No, this is not true - it's way overgeneralized. There are lots of people for whom food is just fuel. I've known quite a few and heard of many more. Whole categories of people who are primarily focused on abstrct things, even, or get emotional sustenance elsewhere. R. Crumb and his pasta with butter, the physics prof at my school, apparently lots of skinny guitar players, and more.

She makes some good points about guilt and enjoying food that probably apply well to typical food attitudes, but it doesn't address any issues I have, unfortunately.