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Why do I keep eating when I don't want to?

11 Answers Moderated by Stacey Kiger, LPC Updated: Jul 24, 2017

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sympatheticowll on Oct 25, 2016

Eating is a way to deal with emotion, try to recognize and understand your emotions better, to help 

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