I am safe as long as I do not take the first compulsive bite. Abstinence is my security. If I break my abstinence, I lose my protection against the confusion, remorse, and pain of overeating. ~ L., Elisabeth. Food for Thought: […]
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How Did We Get Here?
Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to — alcohol, food, legal or illegal drugs, or a […]
Continue reading »The Feed-Them Syndrome
They mean to be kind, the hosts who accept the role of furnishing treats for all who come. They back off when told it’s not on the food plan but a week gone by they’re offering treats once more.
Continue reading »Temperance and Abstinence
Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult. ~ Samuel Johnson . The strong-willed Samuel Johnson, asked why he never touched wine, gave this answer. That’s well and good for him, but does it apply to milkshakes […]
Continue reading »The Children Within
We come in adult bodies, all ages, sizes, descriptions. We come with unmanageable lives, tied to substances that comfort us. We stay as both the adult who came, better able to cope, but also as the children within, learning to […]
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