“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

– Sabaa Tahir

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Emotional eating may also be called stress eating, comfort eating, or boredom eating. It may be being used as a coping habit, either consciously or unconsciously, as a way to manage unpleasant emotions by distracting the mind towards the pleasant sensations of eating.

 

A Strategically trained Psychotherapist will guide you towards understanding and changing unhelpful coping habits that lead to more suffering over time. If you are an emotional eater, you may be using eating as a way to cope with anxiety, stress, loneliness, etc.

 

Emotions are a necessary part life. Everyone feels sad, anxious, irritated, or even very angry from time to time. When managed well, some emotions can motivate you to create positive changes, or to take useful action.

 

Sometimes people think that managing emotions is a matter of willpower, as if it is possible to just decide to behave differently, and do it. It’s not that simple. Well established habits often need help in order to change. Emotional eating is one way of changing how you feel. However, there are many other ways that we can quickly and effectively do this.

 

Emotional management is about helping you to:

1. Understand that you have the power to change this habit

2. Embed the new habit into your routine

3. Manage emotions in healthy and sustainable ways

 

On the first session:

You may choose to approach this problem utilizing a pure discussion-based therapy style. Various solutions will be discussed and a formulation created. A formulation is a structured approach used to understand, prioritise, and address your issues using cognitive-behavioural techniques that promote positive change, such as problem-solving, thought restructuring, and easy to follow mindfulness practices. Any approach undertaken will be done with your thorough understanding and agreement. All of this simply boils down to getting the right skills tailored to your needs. If you choose, then hypnotherapy can be employed to facilitate your successful outcome. At this point the number of sessions required will be agreed upon, and the first hypnotherapy session will be conducted (If you are agreeable). Consistent, reliable and long-lasting results are usually achieved within 3-6 sessions. With your permission, each session will be recorded and you will be given a copy to play at a regular time each day between sessions. This is necessary in order to move the new information from “new” to “known.”