Stress can affect every aspect of your life, from your mood to how you physically feel, to your health and relationships Taking steps to reduce stress is not only good for your mental and emotional health but it can improve your overall health The first step in reducing your stress is taking a look at what’s causing you stress in your life
feelings Emotional eating can make good feelings last longer and more intensely • Emotional eating is triggered by thoughts (This stinks), emotions (stress, anxiety, boredom) or habit (food is just there) • Emotional eating happens when we are trying to escape, avoid, elevate, or prolong positive and negative feelings
Internal stress is stress that comes from within us and is often the most common cause of stress We often worry about things we cannot control (e g whether we are going to lose our job) and we actually put ourselves into situations which we know will cause us stress Other common internal causes of stress include thoughts
something very rarely or never, leave it blank Are there other things you do to cope with stress? Feel free to add them to the list Week 3 Healthy coping behaviors Unhealthy coping behaviors Planning and eating nutritious meals Skipping meals or eating poorly Exercising regularly Avoiding exercise Maintaining a healthy work-life balance
emotion regulation strategies cope di?erently with stress is less studied Emotional Eating as Emotion Regulation Strategy Emotional eating is highly prevalent in community-wide youth samples (Michels et al ,2012) and in youth with obesity (Braet and Beyers,2009) Besides, emotional eating is treatment
Many people with weight concerns eat because of stress, boredom, anger, Place a check mark beside the coping thoughts that might be helpful for you and