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issues and approaches
behavioral affirmations
psychospiritual approaches

definition

• when I'm anxious, . . . I'd rather do relaxation exercises than eat.
• when I'm bored, . . . . . I'd rather go for a walk than eat.
• when I'm angry, . . . . I'd rather talk to someone about it than eat.
• when I'm depressed, . . I'd rather go swimming or jogging than eat.
• when I'm lonely, . . . . I'd rather call up a friend than eat.
• when I visit friends, . . I'd rather talk than eat.
• I am in control of my life. I solve my problems step by step.
• Fashion magazines are fairy tales. TV is make-believe. Models are skinny adolescents.
• I look fine just as I am. People come in many different, beautiful shapes.
• I love full figures as well as slender ones. I'm happy at my set point weight.
• Food is only one of many pleasures I enjoy. I eat just enough to stay healthy and active.
• I can protect myself. I can be safe without my fat armor. I can accept my sexuality.
(Fanning, p. 69)

see:
addiction: psychosocial approach
affirmations: guidelines and precautions
behavior modification techniques
emotional tone scale
exploratory or mechanistic?
obesity: checklist
obesity: treatment approaches
obesity: treatment phases
process paradigm
reframing
self-hypnosis
recovery: twelve step programs
imagery: bear journey
imagery: Mut and crone journey
imagery: over-eating


footnotes