Re: still here - symptoms/effects

I'm not sure if it is. But I think it's a sign of getting clear. I think when (and this is true for me) someone is going through long-term stress and eating becomes the drug and way to shove it all down and you take that away....it's all going to come up. the dream was about my brother who died four months ago. I have't had any dreams about him yet, until last night. So, I think it's coming up. i've been devasted and eating anything that tastes good. I guess the Sugar makes me feel better momentarily.
in that time I gained 7 pounds. I've been eating anything cheese and sugar. I don't want to destroy myself with emotional eating. My mother is extremely over-weight from years of doing that. She's depressed and doesn't feel like she can change anything and her health is failing her. I don't want to head there.