What are you addicted to?
What are you addicted to?
Most people are addicted to something without really knowing what addiction is or how to heal it.
Addiction is anything we do to distance us from our feelings and emotional issues. You may binge on chocolate cake after your husband was a bit sharp with you, and not give yourself the time to really ponder the issue at hand. If you instead, catch yourself at the craving stage (maybe just after he has snapped at you) and immediately ask yourself - What feeling is this? And just take a moment to notice what emotions you are feeling, maybe a hint of anger at his response, or a stab of sadness at his words and tone of voice, coupled with a feeling of helplessness as to what to do about it. This leads you deeper into your emotional life, and into the waters of the unknown that often trigger the binge on food / the eating when full that will numb you to the discomfort of these emotions and this issue with your husband.
The solution is to follow up with the question - Given the fact I feel this way, what would I like to do now? It could be as simple as 'I'll take the dog for a walk, or have a hot bubble bath.' That is literally your alternative to the binge, your alternative to eating when full and the solution to your weight problem, because when you stop when full 100% of the time you have revolutionised your eating habits to those of a naturally slim person; and also, continuing to delve into, rather than suppress, your emotional life, you are more and more in a position to find lasting solutions to the difficult emotional dilemmas facing you.
Natural slimness is the result. Any excess weight you are carrying will be easily shed by the body and your own naturally slim self is allowed to emerge, with the tools and knowing of how to deal with your emotional life, so it nurturers you. You have given up not only your excess weight but also the habit of eating when full. You will have given up suppressing life's difficult bits, you will have given up allowing it to continue to torment you.
Most people are addicted to something without really knowing what addiction is or how to heal it.
Addiction is anything we do to distance us from our feelings and emotional issues. You may binge on chocolate cake after your husband was a bit sharp with you, and not give yourself the time to really ponder the issue at hand. If you instead, catch yourself at the craving stage (maybe just after he has snapped at you) and immediately ask yourself - What feeling is this? And just take a moment to notice what emotions you are feeling, maybe a hint of anger at his response, or a stab of sadness at his words and tone of voice, coupled with a feeling of helplessness as to what to do about it. This leads you deeper into your emotional life, and into the waters of the unknown that often trigger the binge on food / the eating when full that will numb you to the discomfort of these emotions and this issue with your husband.
The solution is to follow up with the question - Given the fact I feel this way, what would I like to do now? It could be as simple as 'I'll take the dog for a walk, or have a hot bubble bath.' That is literally your alternative to the binge, your alternative to eating when full and the solution to your weight problem, because when you stop when full 100% of the time you have revolutionised your eating habits to those of a naturally slim person; and also, continuing to delve into, rather than suppress, your emotional life, you are more and more in a position to find lasting solutions to the difficult emotional dilemmas facing you.
Natural slimness is the result. Any excess weight you are carrying will be easily shed by the body and your own naturally slim self is allowed to emerge, with the tools and knowing of how to deal with your emotional life, so it nurturers you. You have given up not only your excess weight but also the habit of eating when full. You will have given up suppressing life's difficult bits, you will have given up allowing it to continue to torment you.
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