You may go for a long time without using food to cope, when all of a sudden emotional eating catches you by surprise. If this occurs, it’s not a sign of failure or that you’ve lost ground; instead, it’s a strange gift. Overeating is simply a sign that stressors in your life at that moment surpass the coping mechanisms that you have developed. Some of these stressors are divorce, a job change, a move to a new city, the death of someone close, marriage, or the birth of a child. These may be new or unexpected experiences for you. As a result, you haven’t had the opportunity to develop coping
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