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Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls *

Cory Alexander MD
Cory Alexander
488 Blue Lakes Blvd N
STE 102
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 734-3900

Mental Health Services
G Adrian Dean
390 Falls Ave
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 735-0290

Richard W Worst MD
Richard W Worst
526 Shoup Ave W
STE M
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 734-0446

Psychiatric Services
Mason W Robison
493 Eastland Dr
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 732-0995

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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 Twin Falls

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Twin Falls Hospitals *

Canyon View Psychiatric & Addiction Services
228 Shoup Ave W
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208)734-6760

Magic Valley Regional Medical Center
650 Addison Ave W
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208)737-2000

St Benedicts Family Medical Center
709 N Lincoln Ave
Jerome, ID 83338
(208)324-4301

Gooding County Memorial Hospital
1120 Montana St
Gooding, ID 83330
(208)934-4433

Cassia Regional Medical Center
1501 Hiland Ave
Burley, ID 83318
(208)678-4444

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