Why Do We Crave Belonging When We Eat
👉 Read more on Medium: Cupboard Love: Why ‘Comfort Food’ Feels Like Belonging and Attachment
The psychology of comfort food explores how people reach for comfort food when life feels unsafe and shaky.
This story explores how stress, safety, and attachment shape our cravings — and why food often feels like belonging more than hunger.
If you eat to soothe stress or loneliness? You’re not alone — it’s biology and belonging.
Discover the psychology behind “comfort food” and how it connects to safety, memory, and emotional attachment.
Based on research from the British Psychological Society, this story explores how stress, attachment, and memory wire our cravings for comfort food — revealing that sometimes we’re craving connection, not calories.
👉 Read more on Medium: Cupboard Love: Why ‘Comfort Food’ Feels Like Belonging and Attachment
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