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Fargo Psychiatrist Doctors for Emotional Eating

Type of Physician: Psychiatrist

What is a Psychiatrist?

A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.

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Psychiatrist Doctors in Fargo *

MeritCare Eating Disorder Institute
Sarab Alfada
100 4th St S
STE 204
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4111

Prairie St John's Clinic Fargo
Emmet Kenney
510 4th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 476-7800

Prairie St John's Clinic Fargo
Stephen Setterberg
510 4th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 476-7800

Dakota Clinic South University Office
Terry N Block
1702 S University Dr
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 364-8000

MeritCare Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Ronald M Burd
1720 S University Dr
Psychiatry
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4171

Dakota Clinic South University Office
David L Carlson
1702 S University Dr
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 364-8000

MeritCare Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Naveed Haider
1720 S University Dr
Psychiatry
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4171

MeritCare Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Morris A Hund
1720 S University Dr
Psychiatry
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4171

MeritCare Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Robert J Olson
1720 S University Dr
Psychiatry
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4171

Harjinder Virdee MD
Harjinder Virdee
2704 N Broadway
STE C
Fargo, ND 58102
(701) 232-3100

Jackson W Lind MD
Jackson W Lind
1202 23rd St S
STE 3
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 478-7887

Southeast Human Service Center
Elizabeth A Faust
2624 9th Ave SW
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 298-4500

Southeast Human Service Center
Philip T Hajek
2624 9th Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 298-4500

Southeast Human Service Center
Francis E Jones
2624 9th Ave SW
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 298-4500

Southeast Human Service Center
Andrew J McLean
2624 9th Ave SW
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 298-4500

Southeast Human Service Center
Charlotte A Siemens
2624 9th Ave SW
Fargo, ND 58104
(701) 298-4500

MeritCare Sleep Medicine & Ophthalmology
Samy S Karaz
2801 University Dr S
MeritCare Sleep Disorders
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-5673

Center for Psychiatric Care
Keith J Erickson
1451 44th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 732-2500

Center for Psychiatric Care
Thomas M Peterson
1451 44th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 732-2500

Center for Psychiatric Care
Jeffrey H Row
1451 44th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 732-2500

Altru Clinic Psychiatry
Ashok K Bansal
860 S Columbia Rd
Altru Clinic Bldg 1
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 780-6697

Altru Clinic Psychiatry
Ellen K Feldman
860 S Columbia Rd
Altru Clinic Bldg 1
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 780-6697

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Emotional Eating

How Can I Identify Eating Triggers?

Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into five main categories.

  • Social. Eating when around other people. For example, excessive eating can result from being encouraged by others to eat; eating to fit in; arguing; or feelings of inadequacy around other people.


  • Emotional. Eating in response to boredom, stress, fatigue, tension, depression, anger, anxiety or loneliness as a way to "fill the void."


  • Situational. Eating because the opportunity is there. For example, at a restaurant, seeing an advertisement for a particular food, passing by a bakery. Eating may also be associated with certain activities such as watching TV, going to the movies or a sporting event, etc.


  • Thoughts. Eating as a result of negative self-worth or making excuses for eating. For example, scolding oneself for looks or a lack of will power.
  • Physiological. Eating in response to physical cues. For example, increased hunger due to skipping meals or eating to cure headaches or other pain.

To identify what triggers excessive eating in you, keep a food diary that records what and when you eat as well as what stressors, thoughts, or emotions you identify as you eat. You should begin to identify patterns to your excessive eating fairly quickly.

How Do I Break Myself of the Habit?

Identifying eating triggers is the first step; however, this alone is not sufficient to alter eating behavior. Usually, by the time you have identified a pattern, eating in response to emotions or certain situations has become a habit. Now you have to break that habit.

Developing alternatives to eating is the second step. When you start to reach for food in response to a trigger, try one of the following activities instead.

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Emergency Contact for Fargo

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Nearby Fargo Hospitals *

Meritcare Hospital
720 4th St N
Fargo, ND 58122
(701)234-2000

Prairie St John's
510 4th St S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701)476-7200

MeritCare South University
1720 S University Dr
Fargo, ND 58103
(701)234-2000

SCCI Hospital Fargo
1720 S University Dr
Fargo, ND 58103
(701)241-9099

Fargo VA Medical Center
2101 N Elm St
Fargo, ND 58102
(701)232-3241

Dakota Clinic Innovis Health
3000 32nd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701)364-8000

Bridges Medical Center
201 9th St W
Ada, MN 56510
(218)784-5000

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