That's funny. I restrict my eating and don't engage in "stress eating" at all. When I'm stressed I walk the dog, or bake something (which I don't eat until dinner/dessert time, and I don't eat more than usual of it due to stress, but baking relaxes me), or play a video game. I find it hard to believe that throughout history everyone ate to deal with stress, given that it's only recently food has been always immediately available without work.