why do people eat too much when they feel unhappy?

Hi yoyo! I guess it's a defense mechanism. But it depends on a person. Because some people do tend to eat voraciously if they have problems while others don't like to eat anything at all if they have one. It's like a reaction to a certain unhappy situation. And they can find comfort and relief by doing those.

When I am stressed and feeling miserable i tend to eat a lot. maybe it is because I'm trying to find some comfort and one thing that can make me feel better is eating.

not only when i'm unhappy. when i'm stressed, i tend to eat too. i'm still trying to figure out why this is so. i guess it's due to the hormones and stuff. *shrugs* but one thing is, i know that i'm not the only one who eats when i'm unhappy or stressed up.

Maybe the stomache is satisfied, the unhappiness is released. But as for me, when I feel sad, I will go shopping to buy lots of things, then I will feel much better. Acturally, there are many ways to solve this problem, such as shouting loudlily, doing the cleaning,......