Comfort Food Isn’t Comfort: What Your Cravings Are Really Telling You
- Anca Bitir
- Oct 15
- 3 min read

It starts with a whisper.
A tight feeling in your chest. A flicker of frustration. A moment of overwhelm. And suddenly, you’re standing in the kitchen, staring into the fridge. Again.
You reach for the chocolate, the chips, the bread, the ice cream. Not because you’re hungry. But because something inside you is unsettled.
Most people think emotional eating is about a lack of discipline. But what I’ve learned in my work with clients is this:
It’s never about the food.
It’s about what the food represents.
And more importantly, what the subconscious mind believes it’s protecting you from.
The Day Everything Changed for Mia
Mia was a vibrant, intelligent woman in her early 40s who came to me feeling like a failure. She had tried every diet, every clean-eating plan, every fitness challenge. Nothing stuck. She said, “I do great for a few days, and then it’s like something takes over and I binge. I hate myself afterward.”
In our RTT session, we bypassed the critical mind and dropped into the subconscious. That’s when the real story emerged.
In one regression scene, she was 6 years old, sitting alone in her room after her parents had fought. No one came to check on her. No one offered comfort. But in the kitchen, she found cookies. Sweet. Soft. Predictable.
That cookie became her safety. Her “someone.” Her way of coping. She didn’t crave sugar, she craved soothing.
In that moment, her subconscious made a powerful association: "Food makes me feel better when no one else can."
That belief stayed with her. It wasn’t about willpower. It was about wiring.
How RTT Breaks the Cycle
Through RTT, we uncovered:
The moment food became emotional medicine
The unprocessed emotions beneath her eating patterns
The false beliefs: “I am alone.” “I’m not safe without food.” “I can’t handle pain.”
Once we identified the origin, we gently released the emotional charge not with judgment, but with deep compassion.
Then came the most powerful part: rewiring.
Mia’s personalized recording wasn’t just affirmations, it was neuro-linguistic healing, carefully crafted to teach her mind a new language:
“I am supported.”
“I am safe to feel my feelings.”
“I nourish my body with kindness.”
She listened daily. And within weeks, her binge urges softened. Her self-talk changed. She began choosing food that made her feel energized instead of numbed.
Not because she was forcing herself. But because she was free.
Food Is Not the Problem, It’s the Messenger
So many of us use food to fill emotional gaps. To soften pain. To avoid feeling what’s really there.
But RTT doesn’t treat you like a problem to fix. It treats you like a person with a story that deserves to be heard.
Once you heal the emotional root, the symptoms, overeating, shame, and craving, begin to dissolve.
Ready to Understand What Your Cravings Are Trying to Tell You?
If emotional eating has kept you stuck in cycles of guilt and self-blame, know this: You are not broken. You’re simply using the best coping mechanism your subconscious had at the time.
In my RTT sessions, you’ll be held in a compassionate and non-judgmental space where your story is safe, your healing is honored, and your transformation is possible.
✨ One session can uncover the root.
✨ A personalized recording can rewire the response.
✨ Your journey toward emotional freedom starts the moment you choose to listen within.
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Let’s help you find the peace you’ve been reaching for, no food required.



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