Mary, you sound so much like me! I keep saying yes until I've taken on so much that I can't cope and then I want to run away and hide, but I can't run away because I can't let people down, so instead I get stressed out, ineffective at doing the things I've taken on, and end up bolstering myself up with food, as a temporary relief from the stress. I know it's something I need to tackle, and I am very slowly learning not to just say yes to everything to please people