How can I stop my secretive eating? Why do I do it?!
Question: I know I have a problem, but I do not know how to stop it. My mom work nights and sleeps in the morning. Then she homeschools me in the afternoon and evening. When she is sleeping, I sneak candy, and other kinds of food and eat so she doesn't know about it. Then I ask for a snack when she wakes up! I have a habit of not throwing out my wrappers, but hiding them around the house. I do not know why I do this either! My mom finds them and asks me why I ate them without telling her I was hungry. She always tells me to wake her and ask first, and I still sneak the food. WHY DO I DO THIS?? I don't understand and want to stop, but find it hard to stop. When my mom is awake and notices something is missing in the kitchen, she asks me if I ate it, and at times I lie and tell her no. WHY DO I DO THIS?? PLEASE HELP ME! I am overweight for my age and height. My mom started taking me to a registered dietician, but I still have this problem.
Answers: I know I have a problem, but I do not know how to stop it. My mom work nights and sleeps in the morning. Then she homeschools me in the afternoon and evening. When she is sleeping, I sneak candy, and other kinds of food and eat so she doesn't know about it. Then I ask for a snack when she wakes up! I have a habit of not throwing out my wrappers, but hiding them around the house. I do not know why I do this either! My mom finds them and asks me why I ate them without telling her I was hungry. She always tells me to wake her and ask first, and I still sneak the food. WHY DO I DO THIS?? I don't understand and want to stop, but find it hard to stop. When my mom is awake and notices something is missing in the kitchen, she asks me if I ate it, and at times I lie and tell her no. WHY DO I DO THIS?? PLEASE HELP ME! I am overweight for my age and height. My mom started taking me to a registered dietician, but I still have this problem.
Your associating eating with nurturing. You might not see your mom enough or your dad. Is he in your life? When she feeds you she is taking care of you on a personal level. And if you feel lonely you can recreate that feeling by eating. Talking to a psychiatrist will help. Good luck
You need to speak with a psychologist or a counsellor. You are displaying a form of compulsive behavior that can lead to problems.
You do it because you're addicted to the food.. I've been like this too, to a less extreme extent. To stop it, you must monitor what you eat, and maybe ask your mom to help you.. And instead of eating, occupy yourself with other things.. You'll get a lot more done. Good luck..
It sounds like you have a new found eating disorder called BED (Binge Eating Disorder). It is characterized by doing exactly what you are doing.
maybe you are too stressed