Acceptance is Necessary

I used my food addiction to cope with loneliness, boredom, to procrastinate, to avoid stress and anxiety, hurt feelings, and basically any uncomfortable thoughts. Then it expanded to celebratory feelings as well: being happy, proud, want to have fun, celebrate. I wanted to avoid discomfort of any kind at all costs, no matter what it was doing to me, and I ignored the consequences. I had such trouble sitting with these negative emotions, and I realized I needed to accept that I can’t feel good all of the time. I had to learn to live with being uncomfortable, which was very hard because I’d been doing it my entire life. I needed to accept that something wasn’t wrong if I wasn’t happy every minute. I had to face the reality of my uncomfortable feelings and realize that they were only feelings, not facts, and they’d eventually pass. What have you been using food to avoid? Please comment below.