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Overeating and Depression
Why do I feel depressed and sick after eating fast-food? I am so depressed I am hardly eating.? Why do people overeat when they are depressed? Are you depressed because you overeat and are overweight, or do you eat because you are depressed? I have pondered why many people who are struggling with being overweight and are also depressed, some being on anti-depressants.
  In my experiences with weight gain, weight loss, and overeating, there have definitely been times that I have felt depressed about the fact that I allowed myself to overeat and gain or regain weight. This can quickly turn into an out-of-control cycle: you started eating over your emotions because you are an emotional eater and you use food to cope; whether you are upset, depressed, or just feeling down, you eat. You eat, not because you are hungry, but because you are trying to soothe your feelings. The problem that occurs is that you are feeding your body fuel when you aren’t hungry, therefore it will be stored as fat. It’s like putting gas in your car when the tank is full; it doesn’t get stored, but just falls on the ground (not a good thing with the price of gas!). It cannot be used as fuel and is wasted. If only your body worked that way, but we all know that it doesn’t. So, you gained weight because you started overeating over some upset that you probably cannot even remember now, and you continue to overeat because now you are upset with yourself for gaining weight! You feel depressed about your weight gain, but feel like you just can’t stop eating because it’s the only thing that makes you feel better about your situation right now. You feel depressed about all of it, and maybe you did start overeating in the first place because you were depressed, but now you definitely feel depressed because you’re overweight! What is the solution to this situation you’re in? Can you break the cycle, and are you really and truly depressed, or have these feelings been brought on by your overeating and subsequent weight gain
Why you overeat
Usually this is an eating disorder category. Why do people eat too much, although a problem, we may never be sure? Research shows that there may be depression and overeating, although some scientists claim that depression may lead to overeating close relationship, many people do not believe it. In fact, research shows that only veteran of the barrier in most cases, people with history of depression, it caused the other or whether one has a common cause, that there is no definite answer.
It also has been observed that many people have developed the habit of compulsive overeating, they have begun efforts to prevent the weight of diet. Genetics is another problem, when we need to find the reasons for overeating.
How to stop
  Obese people often show a trend, lose weight. They better start dieting, the only solved for months. Permanent dieting, this is because people start and stop conditions to control their own diet, on a regular basis to determine, often in their living together. The true nature of the overeating problem is that it is not the key to success. This can only be overcome sheer determination and ability and willingness to adhere to their programs do not stop overeating no matter how they are feeling depressed or weak. Food addiction is one of the most common diseases; through the entire world is just the sex, age or race. Obesity, another major diseases and has a good physique and health-related barriers is often overeating, but not necessarily. Treatment of compulsive overeating is 80%, treatment and medication time. This 12-step programs and other programs have is with a commercial and non-profit organizations, you eat too much disease, many people. Therefore, if you really have the will to stop eating and drinking, its just a matter of time!
Well, in order to determine if you are clinically depressed, a medical professional must help you with that. Strictly speaking from my personal experience, I’ve found that I’ve eaten for emotional reasons that were clear at that time (if I’d only looked at them), but by choosing to eat instead of examining (and feeling) my feelings, I covered them up with food and subsequently added the problem of overweight. I didn’t solve anything by eating in the first place, and afterwards could not even remember why I was so upset; instead I would just feel “depressed” and upset with the whole situation I’d gotten myself in to – overweight and unhappy about it!
  What I’ve found has worked for me is consciously breaking the cycle instead of continuing to eat unconsciously. The first step is just to become aware of what drove you to overeat in the first place. You were upset about something and you overate, which continued for weeks, months, maybe even years. OK, so what. If you can forgive yourself for that, take responsibility that you created your overweight with your actions, then you can move on. You’ve got to start somewhere, and becoming conscious of your current actions and feelings is where it all begins. Is it always easy to forgive yourself and let go of your past actions that created your current overweight? No, that’s why so many mistakenly try to put a band-aid on the symptom (overweight) and just turn to another diet and exercise program. The problem with this is that the cause of the problem isn’t being addressed, only the visible symptom, your overweight. Once you understand this, you can see why there are so many repeat dieters, always looking for the magic cure for their overweight. The cure isn’t in another diet, pill, or potion, it is right there within you. You are the one who has the answer; you are the one who knows why you use food to cope with life.
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