Re: Beliefs About Hopelessness

[Guest guest]

thanks angela. u sound strong

amen

avie

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> I just listened to IOWL Episode 23, " Beliefs About Hopelessness " and it

> really struck a chord with where I am in my life right now.

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> I think when we continually categorize and label ourselves as " compulsive

> overeaters " or " binge eaters " , it's inevitable that we will keep binging and

> overeating. We allow it to happen because if an urge comes along to overeat,

> we may automatically just give in because... " Well it's just who I

> fundamentally am and I cannot change that. " But if we choose to believe that

> we just have compulsive BEHAVIOR, it gives us back the power to make our

> decisions and choose what goes in our bodies.

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> btw, I just had a really large binge last night and my body is definitely

> paying for it right now, but I kept telling myself that yes, there are

> consequences for my actions from the past...but instead of sulking over what

> I can't control, I choose to be better so that next time I do not have to

> feel these consequences.

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> I wish all of you the best today. Don't wait until tomorrow morning if

> you've binged...let's self correct now.

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> - angela

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Avie Linden

University of Michigan - Anthropology

Program in the Environment, History of Art