We become too comfortable in the uncomfortable, fearing change. Transition occurs in the letting go of past before the certainty of future is present.
Food addiction starts within our emotions.
Often, it occurs when we experience moderate, or at times severe, stressful conditions. Feelings of anxiety form and we turn to something outside ourselves. Thus is born our attachment. Many times after we eat, we don't feel better. In fact, we feel worse when the problem of food addiction becomes a weight gain.