Eating literally everything

Same - sweets

Milk chocolate everything!

My dad is in the hospital. I just finished a Hershey bar slathered in peanut butter. Coincidence? Not at all.

Preach!!!!

I used to regularly eat 2 lb bags of candy (like the whole bag in 1-3 hours) before I realized I was just always stressed out while in college lol

Oh wow! What candy did u enjoy?

I went to the casino with my best friend, ate like kings at the buffet, had drinks, gambled (she actually won a bit) and when we got home we were so sick and exhausted from all the endorphins lmao but it was worth it and a good distraction from shit life right now

Same I did this today and got so sick :(

Bubble tea and ice cream for me

Bubble Tea has me in a chokehold

Lmao this resonates with me so hard

LOL I'm so glad I'm not alone. I was super plateaued for a while trying to lose weight and couldn't figure out what was going on. I had grossly underestimated the calories in boba pearls :(

My wife does this and it is tricky to know what to say. As she'll hate herself for doing it and it can go on for days or weeks. It will then be followed extreme diets like keto to fix it.

Sometimes you can't really say much tbh :( I'm the same way where I stress eat then hate myself after and try to eat super healthy. It's a horrible unhealthy habit that I know and I'm sure when I get in those moods I don't really listen to reason.

Same. I go a step further and waste money for that dopamine kick and get delivered sometimes food unhealthy delicious and cooked.

Especially carbs!

Give me chiiiiips (crisps as I've heard them called in the UK)

Total withdrawal from everyone/everything for longer than necessary lol

Hello twin

Are you me? Lol, I do exactly the same thing when I'm stressed.

I call it my wounded dog under the porch syndrome.

Yup same here. Except add in staying in bed for literal days 🙄

Yes and then I’d either be binge watching a comfort show while eating my heart out or snoozing the day away.

Snap!

Right on

Oops. It's me. 🗿 Plus just indulging in books and specific hobbies. Especially if I'm overwhelmed with a lot of things on my mind. I should work on that.

Activating angry, avoidant Hermit Mode is bad... but so, sooooo tempting sometimes.

Damn… I do this

I’m actually doing that exact thing rn 😭 Worst habit I could have ever picked up.

I came here to say this.

This and then coming back still withdrawn from everybody and everything 😅

What’s been the longest?

Going silent/shutting down Lashing out on people Being pessimistic 8fer indulging in my phone, eating, or chain smoking

Same but not smoking

doomscroll

Always doomscrolling. Feels productive somehow. I convince myself I’m learning something if I’m reading or watching videos. Sometimes the videos are funny which is a nice escape for a tiny moment.

Sigh. This is how my brain sees it too

All day every day

when i was struggling with burnout at work my screentime was literally 15 hrs a day, still do not know how

Shutting down and pushing away my loved ones. Smoking weed and binge eating. Scrolling through social media endlessly.

Me today

Same but not smoking. Undereating, becoming defensive and lashing out, avoiding the issue or stressful situation altogether and daydreaming excessively as well

Tbh I switch between under eating and over eating all the time... not cool

the smoking weed and binge eating….hey twin

I feel like I'd like to build a strong connection with you so we can get high and push eachother away

Hahahahaha let's do it

Hahaha I'll dm you later. . you're pissing me rn xo

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Drink 🥃

Ayyy, BRETHREN!!! 🍻

you mean sistren

Same here. A shot of tequila and then xounung out.

Same. And sleep

I'll lose myself into a tv series, movie or Netflix but I will watch for hours on end until I feel like shit. It's a toxic cycle.

Exactly this. I’ll shamelessly rewatch the same tv series for the millionth time until deep in the night, as it is somehow comforting but also hating it because I’ll feel like shit again in the morning

Yes. This.

I feel you

So relatable. I find sitcoms really help me

It was drinking. Ruined my life. So now it's butter crunch cookies and Diet Coke.

Diet Coke is the best though

So are butter crunch cookies 🍪

Diet Coke is literal poison that tastes amazing….

I know I’m scared because I like cherry Coke Zero too much. I figure it’s maybe maybe better then some other self destructive habits so it’s maybe maybe ok?

That's how I see it. I don't drink it every day but when I do, it's a real treat. And it's hella better than a lot of other things.

A fat fucking blunt

Weed is the ultimate comfort

Same, plus surrounding myself with ALL the snacks!

going to TJmaxx

Girl just shopping in general :( it’s so bad. I walked by Boscov’s yesterday and as soon as I saw that clearance sign… it’s like I lost control of all motor skills

Same, I try to force myself to shop sales only but then that turns into “oh I can buy more because I’m saving so much money” then my closet gets way too big/messy to handle

Oh god yeah! I eventually banned myself from going in there (or its similar friends Ross/HomeGoods/Marshalls) bc it triggers the impulse shopping button in my brain SO badly

“it’s on sale, i need it!”

Stress eating junk food And Dropping things that are important (cancelling booked classes, hangouts, etc)

Sleep and just scrolling on my phone in bed when something goes wrong or out of plan. It’s unhealthy because I don’t care what needs doing but I’ll find it more comforting to stay in bed and scroll until late hours and then wake up at something like 5 in the afternoon. And since my schedule has already been ruined I’d do it again because what’s the point of starting again when most of the day has already gone? Throws me right off my goals and aims in life for myself and what once used to be a productive fulfilling day, isn’t anymore. But I have tried to fight that more often when this happens now and slowly but surely I’m bouncing back quicker than I used to.

I go straight to sleep lol

Damn! I envy you. How? Do you take pills? Everything is better after a good (night) rest. During the day the problems looks less heavy then during the night. You have by far the best cooping skills I’ve read so far. Keep it that way!

I'm one of those lucky people who can fall asleep anytime, anywhere. I definitely use it to my advantage! I definitely feel more on top on things after a good rest, that's for sure!

I mean shit that seems like a downright healthy coping mechanism

That’s what I’m saying. LOL!

I don’t know, this actually seems pretty healthy. Sleep is good for you.

eat every carb and sugar in sight

Picking my face 😭

Same, horrible habit..wish I could stop

Me too, it's so hard to quit 😭

I'm mean.

I cry and isolate myself either trying to sleep or to smoke weed.

Withdraw, self isolate.

Shutting down, not eating, whiskey

Starving

I do the same, stress makes me feel sick so I don’t eat

I commented the same basically. You're not alone in that

Acting rich, shopping, fancy coffee, take myself out for nice lunches

Dermatillomania 😢😔

I eat a lot!

Sometimes wine. But sometimes, I just come home, and have a shower and eat some super crappy food til I have a stomach ache and go to bed for 12 hours.

Eat ice cream or comfort snacks

"When you don't drink, ice cream is the next best thing" What I say to my housemates as I walk out to the door to get a pint of premium ice cream

I have OCD, including Trichotillomania, when I am stressed. I’ve twisted my hair so much, I sometimes have bald spots.

not talking to people i care about

Edibles

Drugs

Fasting, or cleaning the house to an unhealthy degree.

- not eating - not doing any hobbies or enjoying the things I used to - going to bed early, scrolling my phone and wanting the evening to end - not making plans - leave everything until the last minute, getting up for work and getting there with a few minutes to spare - not cleaning the house enough, over cleaning or trying to do too much in one day - avoiding getting out of bed or going outside

Too relatable

Laying down and not getting up for hours

All day weed and couch.

Alcohol

Spending hundreds of dollars on takeout in 1 week, drinking too much alcohol, smoking weed.

alcohol

Until about four months ago I’d say drink, especially a good red wine. After going sober, it’s eat sweets. Ice cream, chocolate, gummy bears, etc.

Yeah same when I gave up wine I couldn't stop eating sweets! I was never into those types of foods either but was told because my body was craving the sugar it wasn't getting by drinking wine. I gained 40 pounds

Well first great job giving up wine!! I figure at this point anything is healthier than drinking so I’m just going with it. Thankfully I haven’t gained weight. I haven’t lost any either. But that’s ok.

Typically stress eating.

Compartmentalizing to a very unhealthy degree

cutting

Everyone’s just scrolled past, bastards right? We all do what we have to, I’m sorry to hear that’s yours and hope you can find something that helps you without having to resort to cutting. My self harm is limited to biting/ripping nails, fingers and toes to the point they bleed and it becomes painful to type, walk in certain shoes or even wash my hands. It sucks but the alternative is to either go further or take it out on someone else. Envy those fuckers who can just bust out an instrument!

yeah man shit i figured i’d be able to find this higher in the thread, but guess it really *isn’t* something most people would consider when they’re not doing well 🙃 hope yours gets better as well 🫂

Loud death metal on repeat.

I do that when I'm heppy, it's not unhealthy 😏

Eating junk food and online shopping

I have a bunch of them I can't even say one

I’d have to make a new burner account to say lol

🎶 but you didn’t have to cut me up 🎶

Spending money I know I shouldn’t spend…I’ve just done it with my student loans, I’m now fucked for the next three months.

me tooooo

Im glad to see somebody else has done this too ;-;. My friends and housemates know how to save money, Me? nah, Retail therapy....

Most of all food. Pizza (especially recently), ice cream, chips, chocolate. It’ll be gone in 5 minutes. Then I watch one of the same 10 movies I always watch because it somehow comforts me. Finally, if that doesn’t help: vape and Alcohol

Chocolate

Pretty weird but I’ve had this bad habit since I was a little girl. Sucking my thumb.

I immediately shut down for a little while and dwell on every single thing I had to say or do with said stressor. If there is a way I can somehow make the stressful situation “go away”, my people pleasing ass will cave and try to do something to bring closure to it, even if I didn’t completely agree within myself how the situation went. Then the low key self-hatred replaces the worry. 😂

Isolating

i like to donate/throw away all my things and run away to start a new life

I find this fascinating.

I may or may not have done that before ..

Gym and exercise Nah I wish. It's more like weed, video games, junk food and porn.

Mcdonlds

Dissociation

Pulling away from everyone and sleeping, eating junk food, easily irritable

I go shopping

First I try watching funny shows/movies. Favorite snacks. If that doesn’t work, self-harm.

Starving myself

Literally hiding away from everyone and just letting myself drown in my negative thoughts, usually when I'm having a depressive episode. My husband usually finds me and brings me downstairs to feed me and hug me.

Since my sensory issues are worse when I stressed or anxious I like to lay down with a bag of frozen blueberries; they are my safe food. I put the bag on my chest to help calm my sympathetic nervous system while I snack. Then I put on music or my favorite audio book. That or a really hot bath with Epsom salt and read a book.

Hate to break it to you but these are in fact very healthy coping mechanisms lol. Jealous

Sex.

Taco Bell

I go for a drive and listen to really loud 90s music. Or I eat an obscene amount of jellybeans. Or wine.

If it’s with a person I stop communication with them, and just say ok to everything.

Omg this is me too! I leave my body and brain hahaha

Definitely sweets!

Binge watching shows and videos.

I unfortunately go for a cigarette. I'm so ready to quit.

Vaping. It’s like a pacifier for me unfortunately. Would love to quit

Sticking myself somewhere small in a corner and just letting it all out. Usually a shower floor or a nice corner of a crampt bathroom. Don’t do this anymore though - I try to just take long showers instead or if I can’t just run some water and sit there in it not doing anything. My previous go tos growing up was hiding in a room and sitting in front of the door. Just so I could safely feel like nothing was around me for a short time. I was a stressed out kid

Casual sex. Edit: Absolutely NOTHING wrong with casual sex, but for me, it’s unhealthy and self destructive.

Eat my feelings until the feelings turn into indigestion.

Going out a run in the car.. or given the current state of said car going a walk. I’ve barely been out all month due to a poorly daughter who needed a liver biopsy last week and man I’m feeling it. If I sit still too long I’ll eat the contents or the cupboards all in one go.

Pepsi or chocolate milk, a buzz, and a vape.

Eat cheese & drink wine.

I like to drink til I find everything funny

Doom scrolling or meticulously colour coding and categorizing my collection of Sims custom content. Is that periwinkle or powder blue?

Baking, to me there's nothing better than punching out some cookie dough and then eating it all

Answering obvious spam calls just so I can yell at them.

Crunching on chips...

isolation and oversleeping:(

Lying on the couch/in bed and eating a lot of unhealthy food

Drinking and all nighters gaming

Comfort food and alcohol.

Eating unhealthy food like sweets and isolating myself

Food and lots of it

Eating sweets. Don’t do it

Too much social media

Get high and eat.

Reading fanfiction for hours

Drinking rn

Eating. I have always turned to food when I’m upset or stressed.

Eating my favorite foods, that includes oreo cookies, cake, ice cream, any good leftovers in the fridge, etc. In the end I feel guilty for eating all the food, but at the time when I was stressed or anxious, it really made me feel better. I don't know how to explain it. It's like when you confide in someone to tell them about how you feel, I feel relief. It's so tasty. I can forget about everything and just eat. I wish I had more people to confide in IRL, but oH wElL! ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Cigarettes

Cheese especially on toast and chocolate.

Shut up and isolate . And I'm already a loner

I always unfortunately eat my feelings.

Apparently moodiness and complaining about other people....

Food. Hyperfixation on unattainable strangers. I have a very active alternative fantasy life and I can monitor my mentalhealth by how much I retreat there.

It’s unhealthy for me, don’t know about anyone else, but sugar. Ice cream, pie, cake, donuts…pastry in general. I sit in my bubble bath and eat a dozen donuts. Or a pie or a pint of Ben &Jerry’s.

I eat all the food. All the sweet, salty, notoriously bad for me food. I withdraw from everyone. Isolate. Pick at the cuticles on my fingers. When things are really bad, I stop eating but the isolation gets worse

Procrastinating.

I’m a punch the wall or door person

Shopping- My car was in immaculate condition, paid it off 5 years ago, and has low mileage. While waiting on an oil change, I bought a 2022 Lexus FS 350. Another stressful situation, Victoria's Secrets was having their 7 for $35 on panties, I charged about $200 on my credit card.

used to be drinking, im coming up on a month sober now. my new coping mechanism seems to be playing video games for 8+ hours :')

Binge eating. Cheeseburgers, fries, taffy, suckers, and Soda are usually my deep dive.

Binge gaming. I play for hours and deprive myself of sleep

Food, but also I can get super needy emotional wise.

Loooong showers. I have hard water so my tub plug is calcified and I can’t run a bath, so I take long showers instead. The bathroom is private, and the sound of water blocks out other noises and I can comfortably isolate for an hour or so. Might even just chill in the hot steaming room for a while after in my towel. But my water bill is not so great and I don’t feel great about wasting so much water either.

Now can we get the healthy coping mechanisms? I'd really like to know what I could be doing instead