Is it considered compulsive eating if you can't resist one type of food but you eat healthy in general?

[Anonymous]

I eat very healthy (no vegetable oils, no sugar, no dairy, etc.), but these days I just can't resist dark chocolate or any cake made of chocolate. It's like I am walking then I find myself in a coffeeshop eating a cake with coffee. I did not have this habit before, but I am generally stressed and lonely now. So it could be an indirect way to release my stress.

Is this considered compulsive eating, especially that I feel so bad after eating the cake?

[AriadneSky]

cake has all the things in it that you dont eat. so you do eat those things just not all the time. anyhow its compulsive if you literally can't control it. doesn't matter what you do the rest of the time. but you may just be calling it compulsive you really strongly want to. not the same.

if you decided not to do it could you not do it?

[Asker]

Yes like 60 or 70% of the time if I tell myself not to get a cake I don't. But it's like I decide not to eat it this week but after 2 days I do.

[MaiNameIsSunshine]

Try to control the problem stressing you out, but eat things you like such as the cake at least once or twice a month. I'm also on a super strict diet but my dietician said I don't have to aviod foods I like forever, just eating it a few times won't kill me and it probably won't kill you.

[Asker]

You are right, thanks🌝

[nala_rawr]

ur eating for comfort. i would cnsider that emotional eating.
just try and get control before it becomes a problem.