Right now I'm typing this because it's 2 am and I can't sleep. I've eaten too much for dinner, even if it was as early as 8 pm. I'm lonely and am filling that void with more food than necessary. It's not new for me, I've been relying on emotional eating for all my life.

But the reason I know it's my feelings that dictate how much I eat is that in 2018-2019 I went studying abroad for 5 months and made a group of international students with whom I would go out nearly every day. They were my friends, at least during those months that the international exchange lasted, and it legit was the first time in a decade that I felt that I had friends. Those 5 months have been the pinnacle of my life, in terms of feeling good and such.

Well, during my stay there, I always ate adequate portions for my appetite. Never overate. But what strikes me is that I didn't even have the desire to eat more, once I felt satisfied. I would just clear the table and move on.

I was living alone in an apartment so it wasn't peer pressure or anything. It was genuine joy of living because of having a regular flow of positive social interactions.

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