The expert named the reasons for gaining excess weight from a psychological point of view.

From a psychological point of view, the causes of excessive calorie intake and the appearance of excess weight may be related to self-rejection and stress. Psychologist Yulia Vorobyeva told Izvestia about this on March 25.

"The presence of excess weight and the inability to get rid of it are hidden in the "child" meta—position," the expert believes.

According to her, the psychosomatic nature of being overweight is the desire to protect oneself from the world, to appear bigger, to "have weight" in society.

"Let's look at the reasons for the appearance of excess weight, what exactly we eat: self—rejection, stress, secondary benefits," the specialist clarified.

If you do not accept yourself, gaining excess weight is an attempt to compensate for psychological discomfort, increase your importance and attract attention by increasing your size. At the same time, a person may compare himself with other people, not understand his values, and depend on the assessment of others.

"How does a child know that he is good? His parents tell him about it. An adult can determine for himself what he is good at and where he is not, and makes decisions: to emphasize strong qualities or to develop weak ones. He doesn't need to appease himself with sweets to distract himself from the realization that he is different and switch his attention," said the psychologist.

Also, being in a stressful state, a person may worry that he will not cope with difficulties, will not withstand the trials of adulthood, so he eats more.

Speaking about secondary benefits, the specialist noted that an overweight person should ask himself the question: what does he get from his condition? For example, according to her, some people overeat because they are afraid of close relationships with the opposite sex. For them, it's a kind of protection from relationships.

"The adult position is to change your life and change it until it suits you completely. Getting out of a habitual, even stressful state is a difficult task for an adult, conscious person who understands that there is a goal, there are obstacles and there is a willingness to overcome them," Vorobyova emphasized.

According to the expert, in tandem with working on the body and the psyche, it is possible to solve the problem of gaining excess weight. At the same time, both the diagnosis from a psychologist and an endocrinologist are important.

Earlier, on January 29, Natia Chekhoeva, a gastroenterologist and endoscopist at the Gastro Clinic, told Izvestia that the systematic consumption of excessive calories inevitably overloads the body. This not only increases body weight, but also puts a strain on internal organs, including the heart, liver, and pancreas.