Emotional Eating: What Helps.

Does stress, anger, or sadness drive you to eat? Do you turn to food for comfort, or when you're bored? Many people do. If you often eat for emotional reasons instead of because you're physically hungry, that can be a problem.
Obeying the urge to eat more than you need is a sure-fire way to gain weight. It’s an even bigger problem if you already have health conditions like diabetes, obesity, or high blood pressure.
You can get back in control of your emotional eating. The surprising part is, it's not really about food at all.
You might not even realize you're doing it. One of the biggest clues: “Eating until you are uncomfortable and stuffed is a sure sign something is going on," psychologist Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, says.
Another clue: You're gaining weight and you don't know why. Don’t assume that it’s just that you’re getting older or slacking on the treadmill. Consider how you're doing emotionally, and whether that might be affecting your eating.