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over-eating
psychospiritual approaches
definition
image: Drift back to the last time you overate. What did you have to eat? What time of day was it? Imagine that you are eating the same food. Really taste and smell it. Is it delicious? Does it give you lots of pleasure? Move back a little bit in time to just before you started eating. What is going on? How are you feeling? Are you anxious or scared about something? Feeling depressed? Bored? Lonely? Just had a fight with someone? Been under a lot of stress? Are you celebrating some success or consoling yourself for a failure? When you think about eating, do you get a rush of pleasure? When you imagine yourself getting ready to eat and then eating, is somebody else around? Is that person suffering because of your weight problem? Do you get sympathy for your weight? Do the people around you expect you to clean your plate? Does your overeating please them in some way? If these scenes of overeating don't inspire you, try consulting your inner guide. Take a walk down the path, or go to your special place. Ask your inner guide, "Why do I overeat? Why do I stay heavy? " (Fanning, p. 67)
uses: obesity: purpose is to uncover, refute, and change reasons for overeating; assist patient to take control
see:
addiction: psychosocial approach
affirmations: guidelines and precautions
behavior modification techniques
emotional tone scale
exploratory or mechanistic?
obesity: behavioral affirmations
obesity: checklist
obesity: treatment approaches
obesity: treatment phases
process paradigm
reframing
recovery: twelve step program(s)
self-hypnosis
imagery: bear journey
imagery: frog journey
imagery: Mut and crone journey
footnotes