Eat a lot, if you feel blue?

Be there for her when she needs someone to talk to. Also, maybe you can divert her attention from bingeing to going out. Ask her to talk a walk with you. It would make a difference even if it's just an hour walk as compared to an hour of eating and feeling sorry for herself. Maybe you can also convince her to join you to start a new hobby. It doesn't have to an expensive one, there are lots of groups and organizations which hold free seminars or lessons in exchange for voluntary works. Check online what suits you and your friend and what works. Most importantly, you can also pray for her. I don't know what your religion is or your belief but I think she can use some prayers. We all do, actually.

You can never curb a person with gastronomical appetite. Let her eat to her heart content. When she has grown to the like of humpty dumpty then ask her to take a good look of herself in the mirror. Then she will regret how she abused herself by her gluttony. The ugly sight of fats protruding at the wrong places of the body will definitely make her change her eating habits. All women want to look beautiful and having an hourglass figure is the pride of all women.

I have to say I tend to be that way! if I Am sad I eat more than normal but I know when to stop...I don't keep biscuits or junk food in the house instead I buy more fruit...thank goodness I don't feel depress very often! now about your friend you can't make her to stop she will do it in her own time may be you can keep her company and be there for her and if you eat together chose nice healthy food so if she eat more unless you know she is eating healthy!

Rather than eat, she ought to exercise. Exercise will help release feel good hormones. She can start other fun hobbies that won't complicate her health. Over eating may cause further depression, she's female so i guess she would regret ruining her figure. The best way to stop this is not really stop, but instead, divert her attention and energy into something more productive and healthy for her. Good luck!

hi, That's so sad, but she should stop doing that, this will lead to many negative effects. Usually if i am in that situation i try to read a book , or go on walk ,spend time with myself because talking with others may worsen the situation sometimes ,as there is a chance we may show our anger on others, So its better. Tell her she isn't going to gain any profit bu doing so, instead she just have negatives.

Yes, in this troubles world, it's normal to feel upset, sad, or depressed. Some will divert their attention to food,beverages etc. I guess, it's good to talk with your friend and ask her about her problems. Try to comfort her and assure her that every problem has a solution. Thanks for sharing Have a great day ^_^

I have become morbidly obese because of depression. I still eat when I am blue at times. I know I have an eating probelm but trying to get over it is not easy! I should seek help for it but I am still not ready to go back to therapy! I have had tons of it over the years and it has made me burnt out!I come to realize sometimes I was not always being helped! Just coming to in to make money for the therepist! with my eating problem I have develped Acid Reflux disease,which I might of mentioned before. Trying to lose weight and eat better! Not easy when I get middle depression off and on! Depression is nothing to ness with! I think you friend needs therapy but only if they want it! You can't force it on a person even though you want to help!

Hi shavkat: I have felt the same as your friend. You can give her a good advise and if she take it this could really help her way. The problem is that she tries to escape of her bad feelings eating. It's a way to evade herself and her problems. My advise to her is to try to work on her depression with some positive stimuli like working out, reading, hanging out with her friends, etc. ALVARO

Ironically, when I feel depressed, I do not have the urge to eat at all. I would just like to drink water or coffee. I have never tried making food as my companion when I do not feel good about some thing. If your friend turns to food when she is upset, maybe it is much better if you would be there to talk to her instead of her just munching on food. Keep her busy by speaking to her. That might help.

Distract her thoughts. LIft up her spirits. Otherwise, you won't be able to stop her from eating a lot. Sometimes it takes a lot of discipline. Others make depression an excuse to consume food. So with that kind of behaviour, it's really hard to convince them to stay healthy. They must realise it on their own so that they would stop doing it.

its a great technique to eat a lot if you feel the blue and tired and its the right thing to do when we are uncontrollable

I don't know if it is normal I feel this way at times but not always just when I am "depressed". It usually happens more when I am stressed, actuall.

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I always do that when i feel sad and sometimes i can't avoid it .But i think do sports may help a lot because i feel better if i sweat after running or swimming. Concentrate on her emotion more frequently and take her to gym may helpful.if possible,try it! Good luck for you!

There is a difference between "feeling blue" and suffering clinical depression. Feeling blue happens on occasion but doesn't affect one's life to any serious degree. One can bounce back and be his or her normal self within a short time. Clinical depression is a physical illness where the chemistry of the brain is out of whack. At its worst, depression can be life threatening. Comfort eating is a means of boosting the low levels of the pleasure chemicals of the brain that lasts only a short time so another session must begin, demanding another session of comfort eating. Clinical depression if suspected should be diagnosed and treated by a medical professional.

Emotional eating is some people's way of dealing with depression. Just being there for her if she wants to talk is very supportive. If you are able to get her to go out with you to a movie or some other activity it may help distract her without using food as an escape.

In fact when I don't have a good mood or I am angry, I don't have the appetite to eat. I will not feel hungry at all. I will lose my appetite. So you can't expect me to eat a lot when I am feeling blue.

I'm not a stress eater, I usually just sit back and try to reflect on why I'm feeling a certain way. I know that eating is a way to break through because even though our diets are varied we should all try to eat healthy. If I don't think I'll be able to push the blues aside I'll grab my favorite drink and food and see if it will help me back to a time when I felt good.

I think that it is normal for everyone to feel a little bit down from time to time, but if it is something that becomes a habit then you should try to get some help because you might have depression. I know of quite a number of people who will eat because they think that it makes them feel better, however it is important that they do their best to think of something else that they could use to help them deal with their stress, because being overweight is something that is not good, and that should be avoided if there is any way that we can do so.

I'm not sure you can convince her to stop but it is admirable that you care enough to try. A lot of times people who are depressed will compensate by eating more food. Others will compensate by not eating at all. The underlying problem in to both sides though is that they are lonely. In order to try to help someone who is depressed you need to be available to talk to them and do things with them. Don't focus on her overeating but try to find other activities that will interest her and get her involved with people again. If you can break her out of the depression the eating problem will take care of itself.