No matter what your addiction, there are some telltale negative manifestations indicating you’re in the throes of addiction. Those with sugar addiction will typically act similarly to the manic depressive, bouncing between energy bursts at meal times and fatigue an hour after meals. This fatigue then becomes an ongoing depression that seemingly only gives way to short manic bursts immediately after snacking on a sugary treat. If you notice sugar addiction symptoms in others or yourself, seek professional treatment, as sugar can cause serious health consequences after years of sugar abuse. Here are more details of eight known sugar addiction symptoms.
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(1) Difficulty Abstaining From Sugary Foods
An inability to go long periods without the object of addiction even when vows or decisions not to have that sugary food for a period of time have been made, is a very clear symptom of sugar addiction. So if you decide to go without sugary foods for say the next month and then not follow through on that decision without difficulty, you probably have a sugar addiction.
(2) Eating Sugary Foods When Bored
Some people self-medicate, in this case applying a sugar stimulant, to add a sense of excitement or enjoyment to life when they’re bored. If you find yourself eating sugar during the boring moments of the day, consider whether you have a sugar addiction.
(3) Eating Sugary Foods When Depressed
This is almost the same as bored eating, but with a chemical component to the problem, depression, and the solution, sugar. One of the most known addiction symptoms for any type of addiction is a strong drive to use the addictive substance during episodes of depression.
(4) Defensiveness About Sugary Foods
If the next person suggests you’ve got a sugar addiction, or even a sweet tooth, you’re going to give them a piece of your mind. If that describes you, there’s a good chance you’ve got a sugar addiction.
(5) Daily Energy Deprivation Periods
If you find yourself often feeling tired each day, and a sugary treat helps you function enough to get through the moment, you’re probably seeking sugar fixes, a symptom of sugar addiction.
(6) Obsession With a Sugary Food
If you find yourself regularly craving the same sweet food or a variety of sweet foods over and over and it just won’t go away until you have a bite of it, you’ve probably got sugar addiction.
(7) Sugar Eating Routine
Do you eat a sugary food at approximately the same time each day? If you skip that sugary food, does it alter how you feel or behave the rest of the day? Does the thought of skipping that sugary food give you anxiety? If you answered yes to one of these you need to consider whether you have an unhealthy relationship with sugar, and if it is two or more you have strong symptoms of sugar addiction. If you have more than one sugar eating time of the day, it is very likely you have sugar addiction.
(8) Sugary Food Withdrawal
Going without a specific food should not be a difficulty for you. There are plenty of nutritious foods you can eat instead. If one specific, sugary food is hard for you to go without, and particularly if you manifest physical withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety or headaches, this is a known symptom sugar addiction.
Related articles
- Are You Addicted to Sugar? (eating.health.com)
- Giving Up On Sugar? (foodworksblog.wordpress.com)
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