If an individual is affected by emotional overeating he or she knows how consuming the thoughts of food are throughout the day. Emotional Eaters find themselves eating when upset, angry, fearful, stressed, and happy, celebrating the list is endless. The sense of wanting to eat all the time can be overwhelming. Many individuals will go to any lengths to hide the food they eat from family, friends, and coworkers.

Perhaps transference of addiction terminology is familiar to him or her many individuals whom have transferred addictions have no idea how? Or why it happened? An addiction is anything that becomes a habit, typically through the subconscious mind. The person starts off in control of whatever they do or use to not feel or think. Addictions then take on a life of their own and turn on him or her.