Get rid of the harmful addiction - it means to give up forever with that from which it arises: alcohol, nicotine or gambling. But with food addiction is not the case. After all the food we need to live. However, doctors claim that food addiction is completely unrelated to food as a means of survival. Food addiction - is an attempt to deal with psychological problems and internal pain by absorbing food or perfect abandon it.
To cope with the dependence on the food you need to find healthy ways to manage emotions. And stop acutely dependent on the opinion of others, to live according to other people's judgments. to overcoming food addiction path is difficult and consists of several stages, writes Psychology Today. But if you stick to the correct strategy, dependence recede soon.
Stop to sit on diets and come consciously to what you eat. When you focus on the problem of excess weight or the diet to fight it, you depend on the food even more. Eat with pleasure, do not reproach yourself. Just be aware of what and why you eat, whether benefits to the body or that the product brings, whether to take the supplement or the body needs enough of what you have eaten. You can not stop there, it is not necessary. It is only necessary impulse not to overeat, do not be obsessed with food, do not eat food that does not bear good, but only contains empty calories. Severe restriction in food will lead you to an inevitable breakdown.
Separate food and emotions.Overeating, as well as the manic counting calories can be (consciously or not) in a manner to distract from the emotion with which you do not know how to cope. Get rid of dependence - so stop kidding yourself, your troubles problem (can not find a job, arrange a personal life, too anxious for the children) is not in excess weight, it is only a consequence of your view on the a life. Understand the root of these emotions and learn how to effectively respond to them. Think about what kind of emotions make you reach for the fridge. To help sort out the problem will help a good psychologist.
Trust your body. You may think that the body is not aligned with you, and a sworn enemy, whom you are trying to win the game to get rid of excess weight. You may feel shame and embarrassment because of your body or to believe that it is every time "substitutes your leg" when required sweet, creates a strange feeling. But as soon as you take it, restore contact with him and begin to listen to their needs, you will be able to use his wisdom, which is higher than what the brain is telling you. It is in your brain breeds dependence, and the body will heal. "Make peace" with your body helps many yoga or qigong, meditation, body-oriented psychotherapy.
Change key beliefs. They define how we see ourselves, others, the world. They begin to form in childhood and continues into adulthood. Deform them, violate basic trust in the world, you self-acceptance traumatic events. Usually the key beliefs are related to basic needs - safety, respect, love and approval. "I am in danger," "I'm not good enough to be loved" - these are examples of bad core beliefs that you You may not be aware, but which is controlled by you, not only in dealing with the food, but also many other aspects of life. And the problem of your failures in them, but not in excess weight. Find your core beliefs harmful (perhaps again need a psychologist), consider whether they are useful for you and if not - let go.
Find a business that will bring you pleasure. Remember as a child when you were busy with a fun game, completely forgot about the food? Replace the pleasure of eating at other more subtle pleasures. Food dependency occurs when there is a difference between what is said emotions do and what the soul wants. In meeting the needs of the soul and is the key to overcoming addiction. Many people in this helps creativity, hobbies, meditation, stay in nature. Recovery - is a long and difficult process. It is important to be kind to yourself and to forgive, if stumble. When you realize that your life is governed by the real desire of your soul that you do not use food to fill the inner emptiness - you reach your goal. I wish you success and happiness!
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