Lesson 9: Food And Relapse Prevention - Slide 30
What Are You Hungry For, Food Or A Hug?
- Physical hunger:
- Builds gradually
- Noticed with physical signs like growling stomach
- Occurs several hours after a meal
- Goes away after eating
- Eating leads to a sense of satisfaction
- Emotional hunger
- Develops suddenly
- Includes thoughts of specific food like ice cream
- Unrelated to time
- Persists despite sense of fullness from eating
- Eating leads to guilt or shame
Notes:
Pg. 153, Wansink, Brian, 2006, “Mindless Eating, Why We Eat More Than We Think” Bantam Book, New York.
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