Compulsion

Sometimes food addiction are rooted in compulsions---it’s about soothing the stress that compels you to overeat----it’s the mind dictating to your body that the only way to reduce the  stress and help you feel safe is to eat.  Let’s borrow benefits and tap some charge off Pt 5

KC: Even though I feel really good---I don’t understand why I’m feeling uncomfortable
KC: Even though I haven’t binged in a long time---I really feel uncomfortable
KC: Even though I’ve been doing really good---oh, dear, I think I want to punish myself for feeling good about myself

EB: It’s not okay to be happy
SE: I’ll get in trouble 
UE: I know I will
UN: How dare I be the happy one
CH: I won’t fit in
CB: Everyone else likes to complain
UA: I’ve been so happy
TH: Oh no, I’m getting that feeling

EB: Like I’ll punish myself
SE: It’s uncomfortable feeling happy
UE: It feels like I’ll punish myself
UN: A binge
CH: It’s not okay to be happy
CB: Mother won’t like it
UA: I don’t deserve to be happy
TH: That’s what she told me

EB: I really want a salad
SE: All of a sudden I’m craving cheese fries
UE: I’m scared
UN: It’s okay body
CH: It wasn’t okay to feel our hurt when we were young
CB: Now it’s okay
UA: It’s okay body
TH: I give you permission to be happy

Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth- ahhhh

CB: And to take care of yourself

When the limiting thoughts come back tap on the UE and say or think: “I am determined to acknowledge the pain and what a great job my body has done all these years---now I’m ready to start releasing the pain”