If you’ve been finding yourself visiting the refrigerator too often during the pandemic, there’s a reason why you’re turning to food—even when you’re not hungry. Eating disorders have surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even those without diagnosed eating disorders have noticed that they’re engaging in more frequent emotional eating since the start of the pandemic. To rid yourself of this destructive habit, it’s important to see emotional eating not as the root problem, but rather as a symptom that will go away on its own once the root problem is resolved. The root of emotional eating is our inability to properly process emotions. You may have tried common suggestions to resist emotional eating, like taking a relaxing bath, doing an activity to distract yourself, or calling a friend. While none of this advice is wrong, there’s a deeper layer that’s often missing for people who keep returning …