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* After having a minor squabble with Sae, Hiro of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' (pictured above) goes on a binge eating tons of food from cake and donuts to curry, always with a "><" on her face and constantly saying things "[[{{baka}} Stupid Sae]]"...LesYay? ''[[SarcasmMode Of course not]].''

* In the show ''PushingDaisies'', Olive "stress-binged" on the pies that Ned "stress-baked".

* Aunt Cass does this in ''Disney/BigHero6''.

* In ''[[{{Shrek}} Shrek 2]]'', this is a RunningGag with Fairy Godmother.

* Aunt Cass does this in BigHero6.

* Played for laughs as both Aladdin and Alibaba in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' after the events of the Balbadd arc for ''months'' to the point they became grossly overweight. In Aladdin's case, Morgiana and Ja'far spoiled him rotten with treats so he wouldn't have to think about [[spoiler: Ugo's death]].

* Played for laughs as both Aladdin and Sinbad in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' after the events of the Balbadd arc for ''months'' to the point they became grossly overweight. In Aladdin's case, Morgiana and Ja'far spoiled him rotten with treats so he wouldn't have to think about [[spoiler: Ugo's death]].

* Played for laughs as both Aladdin and Sinbad in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' after the events of the Balbadd arc for ''months'' to the point they became grossly overweight. Hilariously in Aladdin's case, Morgiana and Ja'far spoiled him so he wouldn't have to think about [[spoiler: Ugo's death]].

* Usagi tends to do this in the anime of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', usually after fights with Mamoru. Not so much in the manga.

-->A''diet'' is ruined! I hope you're happy.

-->I'm gonna ''break'' my diet! I hope you're happy.

Compare HeartbreakAndIceCream, ComfortFood and the alcoholic equivalent DrowningMySorrows. Many of these characters experience WeightWoe due to this.

* [[spoiler: Midora]] from ''Manga/Toriko'' takes this trope to a massive villainous level. He became a VillainousGlutton with a [[BigEater huge appetite]] in order to cope with the lose of [[spoiler: Frohze]].

* You can tell Jack Donaghy of ''Series/30Rock'' is stressed when he starts binging like crazy.

[[HidamariSketch http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_spoon_4715.jpg]]

* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' Kyoko goes off on a binge after she loses an argument with Sayaka. In a variant of this, it's also implied that [[spoiler:her BigEater tendencies are a coping mechanism for her DarkAndTroubledPast; namely, her family starving after her priest father got excommunicated, and later his killing the rest of her family and himself after finding out about Kyoko's contract]].
* Usagi tends to do this in the anime of ''SailorMoon'', usually after fights with Mamoru. Not so much in the manga.
* ''FreshPrecure'': After realizing that Miki already has a boyfriend and his hundredth defeat in attempting to ask her out, Yuuki goes on a binge of donuts while crying. As he puts it to the clerk "If it's gonna be like that, I'll just stuff my face. Old man, give'em to me nonstop!".

* ''FreshPrecure'': After realizing that Miki already has a boyfriend and his hundredth defeat in attempting to ask her out, Yuuki goes on a binge of donuts while crying. As he puts it to the clerk "If it's gonna be like that, I'll just stuff my face. Old man, give'em to me nonstop!".

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* In ''[[{{Shrek}} Shrek 2]]'', this is a RunningGag with Fairy Godmother.

* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' Kyoko goes off on a binge after she loses an argument with Sayaka.

Compare HeartbreakAndIceCream, ComfortFood and the alcoholic equivalent DrowningMySorrows, many of these characters experience WeightWoe due to this.

* After having a minor squabble with Sae, Hiro of ''HidamariSketch'' goes on a binge eating tons of food from cake and donuts to curry, always with a "><" on her face and constantly saying things "[[{{baka}} Stupid Sae]]"...LesYay? ''[[SarcasmMode Of course not]].''

* After having a minor squabble with Sae, Hiro of ''HidamariSketch'' goes on a binge eating tons of food from cake and donuts to curry, always with a "><" on her face and constantly saying things "Stupid Sae"...LesYay? ''[[SarcasmMode Of course not]].''

After a fight with a spouse or other emotional squabble, people do different things some drink. These are known as coping mechanisms. A fairly common one in both fiction and RealLife, is to eat, usually while lamenting about who or what is bothering them.

* Leo Knox from ''Series/TheFinder'' is this. Before the series he had gained wait after the death of his wife and daughter, but had lost a lot of weight with the help of Walter, but he reaches for junk food when dealing with emotions. This is especially evident in "The Conversation" where the gang is helping a family that reminds Leo of his own family. Leo at first denies that what he is eating is connected to his emotions.

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* In ''[[{{Shrek}} Shrek 2]]'', this is a RunningGag with Fairy Godmother.

* ''HidamariSketch'' after having a minor squabble with Sae. Hiro goes on a binge eating tons of food from cake and donuts to curry always with a "><" on her face and constantly saying things "Stupid Sae".... LesYay? ''[[SarcasmMode of course not]]''
* ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' Kyouko goes off on a binge after she lost an argument with Sayaka.
* Usagi tends to do this in the anime of ''SailorMoon'' usually after fights with Mamoru. Not so much in the manga.

After a fight with a spouse or other emotional squabble, people do different things some drink. Others eat, usually while lamenting about who or what is bothering them.