Leija on Emotional Eating

Do you ever eat when you feel stressed, overwhelmed, sad, lonely, hopeless, angry, confused, lost, or even bored? Do you sometimes (or quite often) use food to suppress/ numb that pain you feel or use it in attempt to fill some void you feel through not (essentially) connecting to the heartspace and creative, spiritual self? I share my personal experience with emotional eating, why I feel I did it, and share some of the ways I worked through these issues. Of course there are going to be different reasons for why people eat emotionally, but for the majority of people, it usually comes down to one or more of the following:

Not being in alignment with your passions/ having a stressful job- Believing you can't pursue a career that is in alignment with your passions and support yourself financially.
Not knowing how to manage emotional pain/ stress in a healthy way.
Having addictions to junk food that are chemical, and rather than breaking the habit through eating more nutritionally dense food and using exercise, for example, you continue to get your fix whenever you need a boost- http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/break-your-food-addictions
Not speaking your truth/ suppressing who you really are in some way.
Feeling bored and entertaining yourself with food.
Trying to escape or distract yourself from your problems with food.
Being a very sensitive/ empathic person and feeling completely overwhelmed with life on this planet, and not knowing how to nurture your sensitivity/ protect yourself from the harshness.
Having an overall feeling of stress and anxiety, which could be for a myriad of reasons, but when it comes down to it, it's a disconnection to the heartspace.
Feeling a void within- Not even knowing who you are, what you're truly passionate about (feeling disconnected) because of the influences from the media, education system, food & "disease-care" industry- ie. processed foods, fluoride, pharmaceutical drugs like prozac- aka. FLUORIDE- PLEASE WATCH THESE TWO VIDEO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGK76g4xyk&feature=autoplay&list=UL2U...
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Not connecting to your creativity and spiritual side enough, and instead listening to once again, to the external influences and your ego's ideas about why you're not good enough as you are right now.
Perhaps having experienced something really traumatic, and using food to try to suppress/ numb that pain you still feel. Whatever the reason is, I feel that some of the things I talk about in this video can help you to some degree.

BTW, make sure to look into "Emotional Freedom Technique" as it is one of the (many) holistic healing modalities that helped me to work through my emotional eating, and I feel it can be very helpful. You can use this technique whenever you feel the need to suppress your emotions with food, or have a craving for some food that you know is not in your best interest. It's also fantastic for helping people to release fears and limiting beliefs. I would say to at least give it a try. Here is an example- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBocCPlsucI There is TONS of info on the internet about EFT. Just google and youtube "EFT" or "Emotional Freedom Technique" or "Emotional Freedom Technique Emotional Eating" or "EFT and release fears" or "EFT" and anything you want help with. I guarantee you'll find a lot of info! There are also free ebooks on EFT! :)

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[Arctandem]

But what if you honestly enjoy the school system, and getting a degree is more to you than just trying to "be somebody." You seem to be degrading conventional education which happen to enjoy and would not rather be doing anything else.

[LeijaTurunen]

@Arctandem All I'm implying here is that the conventional education system does NOT give us all our options & it's not for a lot of people. If there's a desire to be a nurse, school teacher, or cop for ex. & that is your passion, that's FANTASTIC & I say go for it! My issue (well one of them) is that the education system isn't holistic- Spirituality is completely ignored & imo, it's the most important subject!!! Kids aren't taught about their alternatives. For example, I had no idea back in...

[LeijaTurunen]

@Arctandem public & high school that I could be doing what I'm doing now. When you have an understanding of the agendas on this planet, it makes sense why they wouldn't want us to know about our other options, learn about the power of our intuition & spiritual self because that means rebellion. If spirituality & intuition was nurtured, we'd collectively see through the bullshit. Anyway, that's a whole other topic- One I don't feel the need to get into unless you're on the same wavelength. Cheers

[LeijaTurunen]

@Arctandem BTW, I could go on about how so much of what students are learning in their colleges and universities are either complete lies and/ or extremely...SICK!!! The brain washing that goes on in medical schools is just... WOW!!! Don't even get me started on conventional medical science, aka BIG BIZZZZ!!!! :S So many of my clients come to see me because they are sick and tired from their doctor prescribing them all these drugs and/ or having no idea what's going on with them!!!

[proent]

12 Icecream sandwiches left .. Lol thought they only come in packs of 12

[LeijaTurunen]

@proent It was a 24 pack...lol. I have 6 people in my family so my mom would buy things in bulk whenever she could. :-)

[ShaktiGoddess1]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[xXFlyleafXx]

One time I made a chocolate cake at 8pm and ate the whole thing.

[royalsohl]

Thank you Leija. I realize that now.

[deathfalk]

Your videos are great!

[Whedongrl2]

My experience in recovery from bulimia has led me to see how a person's relationship with food is indicative of many other aspects of her or his life. Recovery takes years, and is a process, but in the same way that spiritual growth and self awareness are processes. Healing happens. Knowing oneself is key, as is learning to honor and trust whomever that turns out to be. Being aware of one's needs, both physical and emotional, and recognizing the difference between the two is life changing.

[itsabird]

this may sound like an obvious question: Leija when you say being your true authentic self, that is assuming that every true authentic self is loving and good?

[applegreen7777]

Wonderful vid! Thank you SO MUCH, Leija! :)

I cannot tell you how much your posts help and inspire!!

[applegreen7777]

Wonderful vid! Thanks you, Leija! :)

[RummyMummy]

Great video, wonderful advice <3

[pegasusgirl57]

This really helps! Thank you so much! I have "binge eating disorder" and recently set out to conquer it. Apart from 2 books, I have not found any advice on it except for this video.