Thursday, February 28, 2013

Small struggles

Stop.

Why are you eating? Are you hungry, or are you bored? Are you lonely? Are you sad? Are you happy? Are you angry? Are you angry because you keep eating? Which ones are reasons to eat?

What are you eating? Are you going to secretly wish that you could throw up after eating that because whatever you've decided to eat is terrible? When you feel shame looking at food that you really shouldn't eat, why do you eat it? Because of the shame?

If it's a problem, can you recognize it as a problem?

Yes.

Are you powerless to stop yourself?

No.

Will you change this behavior?

I will try.