How to handle it — body image & eating, in the moment
Moves for when the food or the mirror has its grip on you.
The compulsion's there — to binge, to skip, to undo it — and it's loud.
— Right now
- Ride the urge — it peaks and passes. Set a timer and get out of the kitchen or bathroom.
- Ring or text someone, or get among people. The urge runs strongest alone.
- Be gentle, not harsh — shame feeds the cycle, it doesn't break it.
— Don't
- Don't 'start fresh tomorrow' — that thinking keeps the loop going.
— Later
- This is treatable. The Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 is there for exactly this.
The compulsion's there — to binge, to skip, to undo it — and it's loud.
— Right now
- Ride the urge — it peaks and passes. Set a timer and get out of the kitchen or bathroom.
- Ring or text someone, or get among people. The urge runs strongest alone.
- Be gentle, not harsh — shame feeds the cycle, it doesn't break it.
— Don't
- Don't 'start fresh tomorrow' — that thinking keeps the loop going.
— Later
- This is treatable. The Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673 is there for exactly this.
Body & food: the short version
- 1.Urges peak and pass — ride it, get among people.
- 2.Step away from the mirror. Your read isn't reliable now.
- 3.A slip isn't a failure — don't compensate.
- 4.Shame feeds it. Be gentle, carry on.
- 5.Treatable — Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673.
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