comfort-eating
Soothing through food
Comfort-eating is consuming food for emotional relief rather than hunger—responding to stress, sadness, or boredom with snacks or meals.
The food chosen tends toward the indulgent: ice cream, chips, chocolate.
After the breakup, there was a lot of comfort-eating involved.
The related term is comfort food.
Sweet from cacao seeds
- ice-creamFrozen dairy confection
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- chipsThin fried slices
pizza · mac-and-cheese · pastries · donuts · brownies · candy · cheesecake · nachos
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
grazing · guilt · shame · triggers · loneliness · boredom · depression · sadness
Heat you feel
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
home-cooking · soul-food · hearty · filling · creamy · savory · casserole · stew
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
chips · pizza · mac-and-cheese · pastries · donuts · brownies · candy · cheesecake · nachos · burgers
overeating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
distraction · grazing · guilt · shame · triggers · loneliness · boredom · depression · sadness · frustration
warmth
Heat you feel
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
nostalgia · home-cooking · soul-food · hearty · filling · creamy · savory · casserole · stew · porridge
comfort-eatingdieting
Controlled eating regimen
calorie restriction · calorie counting · clean eating · orthorexia · anorexia
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