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Emotional Eating (Expert Forum)
Why do I always want to eat when I'm depressed?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions in the Emotional Eating forum are answered by Dr. Roger Gould. Topics covered include anger and eating, anxiety and eating, binge eating, depression and eating, eating to "fit in", emotional eating, fill the void eating, guilt and eating, loneliness and eating, social eating, and stress and eating.
Why do I always want to eat when I'm depressed?
by Kaylanbabby, Sep 27, 2009 09:49PM
I have been diagnosed with major depression when I was 13, I am 15 now. Every time I feel empty and sad I go to my kitchen and eat and eat some more and I'll fix like 3 cups of milk and it embarrasses me to even let my mom see me eating like that. I used to love to clean up for my mom and do everything for her, but now all I want to do is sleep and eat. I don't even like to go in public because I have gained 10 pounds! What is wrong with me I miss the old me,
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 28, 2009 05:53PM
, Sep 28, 2009 05:53PMTo: Kaylanbabby
The eating behavior you described is part of your depression...you must be treated for that depression and the treatment should include psychotherapy...you are young and can resolve this depression with understanding as well as medication...talk to your parents or your doctor about your depression and let them help you get help.
