Guilt
It was often a feeling of guilt, which led us to overeat, and the more we overate, the guiltier we felt. A Fourth Step inventory can pinpoint the reasons for the guilt that we still experience, and by taking the Fifth Step we are able to express and release this guilt.
Some of our guilt feelings are unnecessary. We may experience a sense of guilt when we say no to requests and demands, which infringe on our legitimate rights. We may feel guilty when we do not live up to the expectations of someone close to us. We need to develop a strong sense of self worth so that we do not suffer from guilt at not conforming to someone else's image of who we should be.
Working our program relieves us of unnecessary guilt. When we make amends to those we have in fact injured, we are freed from a heavy burden of real guilt. When we experience confirmation of who we are through contact with our Higher Power, we are liberated from the constraint of imagined guilt.
Show us how to deal with guilt.
From Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters by Elisabeth L. ©1980, 1992 by Hazelden Foundation.
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The vicious cycle of guilt & overeating! I eat something & feel guilty for it, which leads me to go back & eat MORE to stuff down the guilt, which creates MORE guilt! On & on the cycle goes as the insanity grows along with the body size.
Sticking to my Food Plan prevents me from feeling guilty........it's the EATING that leads to guilt, not my behavior. The Steps have taught me to make amends when necessary, and to do so immediately. Of course, I don't like it if I'm not living up to someone's expectations of me, but I don't feel 'guilty' about it, either. As long as I am living up to my own, and God's expectations of me, then I'm golden.
For today, I will do nothing to create guilty feelings. I will stick to my Food Plan & leave the rest of my life in His hands.
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