comfort eating
Stress-driven food consumption
Comfort eating is a noun that describes the practice of eating more than is necessary, or eating unhealthy foods, in order to feel better.
Comfort eating may be a response to stress or sadness, or it may be habitual.
Settled regular tendency
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- bingingExcessive indulgence in excess
grazing · snacking · munching · nibbling · autopilot · trigger · pattern · impulse
Something pleasantly special
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- enjoymentState of relishing something
delight · splurge · reward · guilty pleasure · cheat meal · pampering · luxuriating
Relief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- self-soothingCalming oneself independently
- copingManaging under strain
nostalgia · longing · melancholy · heartache · grief · warmth · security · contentment
Sweet from cacao seeds
- ice creamChurned frozen dairy dessert
- mac and cheesePasta in melted cheddar
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
chips · mashed potatoes · fried chicken · ramen · congee · dumplings · cake · pastries
Bout of excess
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
fullness · bloating · regret · guilt · shame · loss of control · insatiability · hiding food
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
- escapeFlight from captivity
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
overwhelm · burnout · pressure · worry · nervousness · restlessness · agitation · frazzled
habit
Settled regular tendency
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
binging · grazing · snacking · munching · nibbling · autopilot · trigger · pattern · impulse · urge
treat
Something pleasantly special
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
enjoyment · delight · splurge · reward · guilty pleasure · cheat meal · pampering · luxuriating
solace
Relief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- self-soothingCalming oneself independently
coping · nostalgia · longing · melancholy · heartache · grief · warmth · security · contentment · sentimentality
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
- ice creamChurned frozen dairy dessert
- mac and cheesePasta in melted cheddar
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
cookies · chips · mashed potatoes · fried chicken · ramen · congee · dumplings · cake · pastries · cheese
binge
Bout of excess
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
overindulgence · fullness · bloating · regret · guilt · shame · loss of control · insatiability · hiding food
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
- escapeFlight from captivity
distraction · overwhelm · burnout · pressure · worry · nervousness · restlessness · agitation · frazzled · overworked
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- bad habitssmoking, drinking, lying, swearing, gossiping
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- indulgencesindulgence, indulgences, chocolate cake, overindulgence, massage
- coping mechanismsrepression, denial, projection, sublimation, rationalization
comfort eatinganorexia
Eating disorder, self-starvation
starvation · fasting · self-starvation · self-denial · anorexic
comfort eatingorthorexia
Unhealthy fixation on healthy food
food anxiety · food phobia · eating disorder · food guilt · bulimia
comfort, eating, comfortable, comfortably, uncomfortable, uncomfortably, comforter, comforts, comforted