Posted by Becky
on 3/10/2005, 8:54 am, in reply to "addiction"
64.115.233.191
Hi Emily,
Okay, forget the past stories, just stay with your feelings -- it isn't about the situations that are/have happened to you. Breathe into the feelings and practice letting them go. You chose these experiences in order to heal yourself. Stay with them, breathe.
--Previous Message--
: Hi everyone,
: Having just read John's book, there
: are a lot of questions that come to
: mind. One topic which I'm trying to
: battle is compulsive overeating. I
: try to stay with my feelings, but I
: realize that without food I am very
: unhappy and lonely. This addiction
: gives me great comfort although with
: it comes a great deal of shame. I
: have been sexually and verbally
: abused as a child and have problems
: with intimacy thus food helps me
: forget my problems. I know that
: this is MAJOR suppression....but,
: how do I get out of this cycle and
: be able to live my life to the
: fullest without the shame and the
: loneliness.
:
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