https://www.smartrecovery.org/
Book: Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions
Provocation: Empirical Study
They say that if you want to know the real reason why you eat addictively, stop eating your trigger foods. Then, when you start craving one of those foods, do a mental inventory. Are you actually hungry, or is there something else going on?
Pro Tip: There’s something else going on.
Podcast: Overeaters Anonymous Secular Podcast for Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers
Podcast: Addictive Eaters Anonymous
Podcast: Food Junkies
Story: Gotta Have It
How was it then?
A thought of a food would enter my head, and then I knew it was only a matter of time before that food was in my belly. I had no power to stop it. I could maybe delay it for a few hours, or even a day or two. But I knew that eventually, I would eat it.
~ A Food Addict
How is it now?
I don’t really think about food as much now, so food doesn’t pop into my head like it used to. Also, if a food does pop into my head, it doesn’t really bother me. I have a lot of thoughts in a day, and I don’t need to act on all of them. It took some time, but I have learned not to give credence to my thoughts just because I have them. I can’t stop myself from thinking about things, but I can stop myself from acting on random thoughts that pop into my head.
~ A Recovering Food Addict
Inner Voice: Ch-ch-ch-changes
Can people really change?
That depends.
Do you want to change?
This question needs to be about YOU, not about “people”. People can change if they want to. You can change if you want to. Do you really want to change, or are you just hoping that things around you (that are likely out of your control) change, or that the consequences of your unchanging actions change?
You can change if YOU want to.
You can change if you WANT to.
Inner Voice: Too Much Energy
Don’t put too much energy into things. Don’t push yourself so hard that you feel like you are going to break. If you find yourself pushing too hard, ask yourself why. Is it because you left something to the last minute? Is it because you refused to ask for help? Is it because you get some sort of rush from being busy and stressed?
Things don’t have to be so hard. You don’t have to run at 3000 all the time. Try putting less energy into things.
Book: Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life
