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Internal Triggers
Some triggers to over eating are not so obvious because they are ‘inside’ the person. They may include the way you feel about things or the way you think about things, but they can also include physical states of your body such as hunger or thirst.
Some common internal triggers to over eating are:
Hunger
Cravings
Being bored
Unhelpful thoughts
Emotions
What are your internal triggers?
Not
at all
Some-
what
Quite
a bit
very
much so
Feeling hungry
'I need cheering up'
'I've blown my plans for the day now, I may as well keep on eating'
'If I don’t eat now, my craving will get out of control'
Feeling depressed or sad
Feeling bored
Feeling angry or annoyed
Feeling guilty
Feeling disappointed or upset
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