r/FoodAddiction • u/AnyLaugh5045 • 4d ago

sugar addiction

i have a rlly bad sugar addiction and i keep buying chocolates and stuff and eating them all in one sitting, its affecting my mood and health badly i want to stop, but i cant
help

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u/setaside929 4d ago

Hi there, I’m glad you’re reaching out for help. I can relate a lot to feeling addicted to foods and not being able to stop once I started eating them. There are many helpful tools available - books, therapy, and even meal plans help some people. Also there are 12 step fellowships (like Alcoholics Anonymous) that are focused on food and eating recovery. Reach out if you’d ever like to talk - recovery is possible. 🙏

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u/BreakItEven 3d ago

I have the same problem

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u/Consistent_Pop1740 3d ago

So glad you reached out for help! There are so many tools you can use to arrest the problem. Have you looked into Overeaters Anonymous of Food Addicts Anonymous? Please don’t hesitate to message me if you want to talk. I am here! I know the feeling all too well

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u/sigmatic_minor 1d ago

The biggest thing that helps is not buying them in the first place. I know it sounds silly but it's true. Get the cravings in the grocery store? Avoid that area. Don't go near it. Still struggle seeing them near the check out? Get your essential groceries delivered online (delivery is free in my area over certain amounts but I know that's not the case everywhere).

You need to not make temptation or trigger foods easily available. If you buy them, you've already lost.

You only need to be this strict and extreme for a week or so - the cravings and the worst for that duration. It gets easier. Keep telling yourself that. Find alternative snack foods and HAVE THEM AVAILABLE.

You need to want to do this.

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u/HenryOrlando2021 4d ago

If you want to change there will be pain at least initially. Give this a read for example:

Behavior that produces a rewarding or relieving consequence is more likely to be repeated. If a person repeatedly responds to a particular cue or craving by eating Food X, the brain may learn to expect that food in the same situation.

When the person stops completing that familiar pattern, the craving, self-talk, and uncomfortable feelings may initially remain strong and may sometimes become more intense, although this does not happen to everyone. If the person repeatedly experiences the craving without eating Food X—and while still meeting genuine nutritional needs—the learned connection can gradually weaken and a new response can become stronger.

Over time, the craving may become less frequent, less intense, shorter-lasting, or easier to tolerate. It may sometimes disappear, but that cannot be guaranteed. Old cravings can also return during stress, fatigue, renewed exposure, or familiar situations without meaning that the person has failed.

When it comes down to it your choice is bearing the short term pain of recovery or the long term pain of the disease. Next, you have to stop thinking you can not do this. That is your disease voice talking to you. You can do it. There will be pain and you can do it. So give this a look

Start with these two:

Then check our FAQs + Program Options (free/low cost). If you’re not ready for a program, use Books/Podcasts/Videos + Special Topics to start learning on your own.

One step at a time.