Most of us find ourselves in a situation where we pick up a food source, and without even thinking, being to eat it. This can be a massive problem for anyone, and it can be the most problematic habit to tackle. It’s so hard because this type of unconscious habit is something we’ve built inside of us as a soothing mechanism.
Remember when your kids, or perhaps kids of friends you know, where babies? Most babies lived with a dummy stuck in their mouths. I know my daughter had a dummy for many years as a baby, and we found it extremely hard to reduce her resistance to it. I can’t even remember how we did it, but it was hard. Hearing a baby cry murder because they can’t get to their dummy is tough for anyone. But eventually, the attachment and comfort with that pacifier stopped existing.
I see that pacifier in adults as well — and I’m not dismissing myself here. I’ve had to look long and hard at my eating habits and know that at times, I was eating more than what I needed or should! It took time to understand what was going on, but we all can look inside ourselves to work it out.
I know this is hard because uncovering that source of unhappiness within ourselves is something we spent years covering up with various band-aid devices. But what I want you to do is sit still and listen to what’s going on…
