I am a big comfort eater and really struggle with it. I have found that now I tend to buy bad foods, but not eat them. It is as if the comfort comes from having the bad food. Strange.
Woah! I do the same with non-food stuff. I was a compulsive shopper, and tended to buy lots of pretty things (dresses, shoes, makeup, etc) whether I needed them or not, as a comfort. Obviously - this doesn't do my finances any good, so then I'd get in financial problems, feel peed off, and as soon as I got paid I'd do the same all over! (You can imagine - my spare room is CRAMMED with 'stuff'). Every so often I'll have an e-bay sale to get rid of some, but that isn't really the answer.
BUT - then I found Pinterest and I've found that I'm just as happy 'collecting' the things there as in real life (at the time I mentally tell myself that I can buy them another day, but by then the moment of madness has passed). I also collect recipes for things I might make to eat 'one day' - luckily I don't have a cupboard full of baking supplies, or this could be dangerous!
Rebecca Davis (beccybean) on Pinterest
On a more serious note - best of luck looking for a new job Souffle. In the meantime, can I suggest, don't get 'sad', get 'mad'. This will put you in a better mindset to be proactive about these people. Find that new job! Get slim and show them they won't affect you with their ridiculous and sad cattiness! Even to point out that actually 'that was a bit spiteful, and not really an appropriate way to treat someone at work'. Show them (and yourself) the tougher you! It'll be hard, but will put the smile back on your face xx