I guess when it comes to emotional eating, I'm on the other side, because i tend to eat nothing at all when I'm sad or stressed out. But either side, I guess, needs to find a way how to deal with the situations other than with eating. I don't know why we think that food comforts us when we feel bad. It doesn't solve the situation and eventually even makes it worse because we feel bad for eating (or not eating at all). I guess we must find out what we have to do "instead" of that eating, in order to change it and get helped through the rough times. But as to how that could look like, I don't really have the key. Maybe somebody else has good ideas =/.

You are a wonderful person. You need to find your peace. I would highly suggest grabbing a book about being happy. One that really helped me is "Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing with your Wonder*full self" the author's name is SARK. I spent a number of years in a pretty deep depression and her books really helped me pull myself out and made me realize how much I should stop and enjoy life even if life isn't perfect or what we imagined it would be there are good things all around us.

Please don't ever stop posting when you need encouragement. We are here for you. Leslie

Sunshine Gerl