As human beings we find creative ways to decrease our emotional, physical, and spiritual pain.
Some people use alcohol and other drugs to ease the pain and frustration of their ADD symptoms.
Others use compulsive behaviors such as gambling, spending, or sexual addictions. Eating in ways that are not good for us, but temporarily make us feel better is also a form of self-medicating. Self-medicating is when we use substances and behaviors to change how we feel. The problem with self-medicating is that it initially works, but soon leads to a host of new problems. Eating can temporarily calm ADD physical and mental restlessness.