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Kingsport 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.

Specialty: Psychiatry

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Psychiatrist Doctors in Kingsport *

Junesik Yong MD
Junesik N Yong
1570 Waverly Rd
Kingsport, TN 37664
(423) 224-1300

Psychiatric Associates of Kingsport LLP
Ittamveetil Kutty
1920 Brookside Dr
Ste 12 STE 14
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 392-6520

Psychiatric Associates of Kingsport LLP
Eric Moffet
1920 Brookside Dr
STE 15
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 392-6500

Psychiatric Associates of Kingsport LLP
Ronald S Smith
1920 Brookside Dr
Ste 12 STE 14
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 392-6520

Fernando Bendfeldt MD
Fernando Bendfeldt
101 Med Tech Pkwy
STE 407
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 283-8801

John D Fenley MD
Brian Bonfardin
302 Sunset Dr
STE 105
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 282-1930

John D Fenley MD
John D Fenley
302 Sunset Dr
STE 105
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 282-1930

Woodridge Hospital Psychiatry
Terry C Borel
403 N State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 928-7111

Farview Associates of Johnson City
Kenneth K Greenwood
607 Baxter St
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 232-2670

William Wiley MD
William Wiley
112 E Myrtle Ave
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 928-8355

ETSU Physicians & Associates Psychiatry
Allen R Dyer
Dogwood Ave & 5th St
Ned R McWherter Hall
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 439-8000

ETSU Physicians & Associates Psychiatry
Peter Frizzell
Dogwood Ave & 5th St
Ned R McWherter Hall
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 439-8000

ETSU Physicians & Associates Psychiatry
Mary Miller
Dogwood Ave & 5th St
Ned R McWherter Hall
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 439-8000

Bristol Counseling Center
Ashvin A Patel
26 Midway St
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 989-4500

Charlotte Taylor Mental Health
Linda Thompson
426 E G St
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423) 547-5950

Cherokee Health Systems
Cindy Perry
815 W Fifth N St
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 586-5032

Swatantra Kodali & Maria Arturi MD
Maria A Arturi
1104 W 4th North St
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 317-8482

Swatantra Kodali & Maria Arturi MD
Swatantra Kodali
1104 W 4th North St
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 317-8482

Cherokee Health Systems
Sukhender K Karway
215 Hedrick Dr
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-5301

LMU Outpatient Services
Gerald G Osborn
6965 Cumberland Gap Pkwy
Harrogate, TN 37752
(423) 869-7193

Kingsport, Tennessee

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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 Kingsport

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Kingsport Hospitals *

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
113 Cassell Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)246-7240

Indian Path Medical Center
2000 Brookside Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)857-7000

Indian Path Pavilion
2300 Pavilion Dr
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)857-5500

Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
130 W Ravine St
Kingsport, TN 37662
(423)224-4000

Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital
2511 Wesley St
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)952-1700

Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
1 Medical Park Blvd
Bristol, TN 37620
(423)844-1121

North Side Hospital
401 Princeton Rd
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)854-5600

Johnson City Medical Center
400 N State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423)431-6111

Johnson City Specialty Hospital
203 E Watauga Ave
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)434-1400

James H Quillen VA Medical Center
Corner of Lamont & Veterans Way
Mountain Home, TN 37684
(423)926-1171

Woodridge Hospital
403 State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423)928-7111

Sycamore Shoals Hospital
1501 W Elk Ave
Elizabethton, TN 37643
(423)542-1300

Wellmont Lonesome Pine Hospital
1990 Holton Ave E
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
(276)523-3111

Norton Community Hospital
100 15th St NW
Norton, VA 24273
(276)679-9600

Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital
851 Locust St
Rogersville, TN 37857
(423)921-7000

Mountain View Regional Medical Center
Third St NE
Norton, VA 24273
(276)679-9100

Laughlin Memorial Hospital
1420 Tusculum Blvd
Greeneville, TN 37745
(423)787-5000

Unicoi County Memorial Hospital
100 Greenway Cir
Erwin, TN 37650
(423)743-3141

Lee Regional Medical Center
1800 W Morgan Ave
Pennington Gap, VA 24277
(276)546-1440

Takoma Regional
401 Takoma Ave
Greeneville, TN 37743
(423)639-3151

Johnston Memorial Hospital
351 Court St NE
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276)676-7000

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