eat one's feelings

Meaning: (idiomatic)To turn tocomfort foodin order to deal with one'semotionalproblems.Synonym:eat one's emotions2017, Lindsey Smith,Eat Your Feelings:The way Ieat my feelingsnow is much different from how Iate my feelingswhen I was growing up. I used to use “bad food” as a reward system. If I went to the gym, I deserved a pizza,[…]2018, Mary Kesinger,Run My World: How I Empowered Myself Through Fitness:When I got home, I knew I needed to eat so I could sober up, but that led to a massive binge as Iate my feelings. Potato chips, cookies, ice cream — everything I could find in our cabinet or fridge, I ate.

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