# Do you eat to help cope with emotional issues?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-to-help-cope-with-emotional-issues/532271>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-to-help-cope-with-emotional-issues/532271 "2010-03-12T17:52:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-to-help-cope-with-emotional-issues/532271/81 "2010-03-17T04:37:52Z")

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> [@lazybratsche](#):
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> Most often, the for me the connection goes the other way. If I’m hungry, I feel like shit. Ask my family and my SO and they’ll tell you that I turn into the worlds biggest grouch if I don’t keep myself regularly fed.

Oh, that is so my husband. He is worst in the mornings, because he has gone the whole night without food. He is like a whole other person. It was noticeably bad enough that his roommates in college distinguished between ‘‘ **Sr. Olives** ’’ and ‘‘ **Morning Sr. Olives**.’’ It is well known that you never speak to **Morning Sr. Olives** until after he has eaten breakfast.

There is some speculation that something may be wrong with his health, such as low blood sugar. He is finally going to see a doctor about it next week.

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-to-help-cope-with-emotional-issues/532271/82 "2010-03-17T05:28:52Z")

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No, I don’t eat when I have emotional difficulties.

But sometimes I drink. And sometimes I drink root beer floats. Other times, other drinks. They’re usually full of calories, and often full of alcohol as well.

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