Date: June 1st, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: Shimmering Menage
for a variety of reasons my life is much more stressful than usual. the biggest stressor is my job, but there are others that are significant as well.
that feeling of stress, tension, edginess, etc. is there from the moment i wake up until i go to sleep. some days are better than others, but none are perfect.
what's worrying is that i wake up in the middle of the night still feeling stressed, and i start stress eating. i eat normal, healthy meals most of the time, but when i'm half-awake i have almost no self-control and eat anything that seems tasty.
last night i woke up twice. the first time i ate a bunch of blueberries and raspberries. the second time i made two turkey sandwiches. i woke up feeling sick with an intense headache from all the extra food.
last night was probably the most extreme case ever. most of the time i eat only once, and it's less food than what i just described.
my "workaround" is to not keep any mildly appetizing food in the house. so tonight, i'm going to throw out all the raspberries, blueberries, turkey breast, and bread. if i can't find anything tasty, i go back to bed hungry and unhappy, but eventually i go back to sleep.
clearly i need a better solution.
here's what i've tried:
1. daily exercise. makes me fall asleep more easily, but doesn't stop the eating.
2. meditation. i can't do this shit for more than 15 minutes. my mind is too scattered to meditate.
3. eating my last meal of the day later at night so i don't feel as hungry.
4. spending time in nature whenever i can.
there's other shit. nothing works. what can i do? pls help
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732184&forum_id=2#48978861)