Emotional eating is the tendency to eat in order to escape, to numb, to change or to amplify feelings. You tend to seek comfort in food. The aftermath of emotional eating is the feeling of guilt or shame and cycles of excessive eating that eventually lead to weight gain.
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CAN NEVER BE ME!(Stages of acceptance)
Acceptance refers to the willingness to tolerate a difficult situation and getting over it. It has different stages before a victim can fully claim that they are healed.
COLORFUL ME!(Vitiligo; leukoderma)
Vitiligo is as a result of lack of melanin in certain areas of the skin. Melanin produce melanocytes which are responsible for the color pigmentation on our skin. It’s most common on the face, hands, neck, and where the skin creases like armpits.
A HAPPY ME!(Hacking happiness hormones)
Happiness hormones. They are responsible for the good feelings that we get to experience while or after engaging in certain activities. It might seem a little farfetched but it absolutely works. Stick around for more insight in this piece.
I CAN’T STOP!(Obsessive Compulsive disorder)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental health disorder characterized by repetitive actions that seem impossible to stop. These thoughts are uncontrollable and recurring; obsessions and compulsions.
YOU PRICK!(Gaslighting)
Gaslighting refers to manipulating someone by psychological means such that they doubt their own sanity. This causes the victim to doubt their own reality making them feel as if they have some loose nuts in the head. They tend to mislead their victims and make them question their perceptions about certain matters.
I AM ENOUGH!(Body Dysmorphia)
Body Dysmorphia is a mental illness that entails being obsessed with flaws and defects that they have in appearance. Someone suffering from Body Dysmorphia has tendencies of thinking about perceived flaws. Most of the flaws are mirrored or imagined and they deeply affect the victim.
YOU SIMP!(Unrequited love)
It sucks that we cannot control when and who to fall in love with. Scientifically, love is a chemical reaction attributable to the hormones oxytocin and dopamine in the brain. It’s such a shame that we don’t have a grip over these hormones. The hormones work the same in both unrequited love and mutual love. Unrequited love is love that isn’t reciprocated.
AROUND THE “TIK-TOK”(Tourettes Syndrome)
Tourettes is a disorder that is characterized by multiple movements that are repetitive and unwanted sounds which can’t be controlled. These unwanted movements are known as tics. It’s preceded by an uncontrollable sensation in the muscles affected.
FREE THE “PEACHES”!(braless)
Having a man’s chest was very challenging. I know I am not alone in this. Later on, I blossomed and now my “peaches” are ripe enough. Today, we are going to look into the pros of not wearing a bra. How is that possible? Won’t be uncomfortable? Won’t my breasts sag?
JUST SAYING 