Part 1: Is It Okay? Food and Feelings

Is it ever okay to overeat or skip meals in response to disturbing feelings?

Normal eaters may reach for a candy bar when having a bad day, but they know eating is not a magical remedy for the downside of life. What distinguishes them from those with eating problems is that it is not a part of their everyday eating pattern. They dont beat themselves up, eat in secret, feel shame afterwards or swear to eat differently tomorrow. Their self-concept, self-esteem and general attitude have nothing to do with their behavior around food. Your (the viewers) work is to trust that youll gradually move towards eating more normally, and only rarely, eat or refuse food when youre upset (with absolutely no remorse!). The truth is it takes a lot of practice to sever the connection between feelings and feeding.

Journal Question: Are you worried that youll never be able to choose feeling over dysfunctional eating?

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[msvioletsun24]

Arielle~ can u PLEASE share what steps you took in order to "eat when hungry and stop when full"? I've had bulimia for 10 years and finally stopped purging in jan.09 =) still... binging is a huge problem and i'd appreciate your advice/experience. **PLEASE help me*

[arielleleebair]

msvioletsun24 - I'll make a video in response to your question as soon as I can. :) Thanks for watching. <3 Arielle

[blaqqirlwithaned]

thank you for sharing. you are an inspiration and i know one day ill be able to fully recover too

[kuki1308]

Great video Arielle. Really helpful. xo