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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: regardless of this being an emotional dependency or a chemical dependency, it's still a dependency. Chemicals get us addicted by unleashing chemicals in our brain that makes us feel good. That feeling is what we go back for.
I have tried to go cold turkey. Then every time I have a rough patch, a stressful week or something really upsets me, I go back. Do you know how stupid I feel walking into a grocery store with my kids past their bed time because I HAD to have chocolate milk? Do you know how embarrassing this is? Trust me, if it was just a matter of will, I would never had chocolate again.

And yes, my kids are allowed to have chocolate milk. Only once in a blue moon, however.[/quote]

You're trying to legitimize your habit. Stop the legitimizing. Unpack this a little and then work on the habit. So your dad helped you develop the habit and then left when you were 14; obviously, there's more to this story. The only thing that's odd about your substance of choice is that it's only one substance (once sugar=love, all sugar means love...).

Couple of things: Heart Math Em wave machines can help you calm down; use it before you'd have a chocolate milk usually (there's an iPhone earpiece and app). The book The Power of Habit has an appendix that gives the five steps for breaking a bad habit. There is a trigger, you are getting a reward and so the habit continues. If all else fails, there's always Overeaters Anonymous. This is a problem because the food is woven into your emotions, OA can help untangle that for some people.[/quote]

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