Halt Eating Compulsively: End the Mental War, Battle Compulsion
by Tom CoghillYou will never score a goal in any game if you do not concentrate. Easily, your opponents snatch away the ball. To be a successful basketball player, you have to go through a regimen of training It is not an easy task, but it is the resolution to be excellent in athletics.
You cannot overcome compulsive behavior without a plan, and firmness to succeed. You have to be revitalized, determined, and focused. Goals must be realistic.
Your opponents should not weaken your decision to overcome compulsion. Face Temptation with determination. Stay focused. Do not allow temptations to drift into your subconscious be steadfast and chase them out, they will crumble your stand. In the face of temptation, be firm. Be warned when temptations occur, accept it but do not give in. When friends tempt you, be stubborn. Deny yourself junk food and you will conquer. Praise yourself when you succeed.
It is earnest to refuse that you are helpless. Adamantly refusing to do something has power. It is absolute refusal that makes decisions resolute.
Being intent is being immersed on something. Be prepared for the competition. Be focused on your goal. Do not be preoccupied. Just as an archer aims for his target, he is focused to hit the target. After he has released his arrow, he relaxes and gets ready to be focused again. The focus is backbreaking. Stay focused. Emulate the athlete. Keep focused on the target and be absorbed on it everyday, particularly before meals or distraction. When it is done, be relaxed until the next target comes up. The mind can be very focused, and you will often find that it was all useless, without being aware until it's too late. This occurs to everyone. It can give you a thrust in your resolve to be more vigilant.
Resolute decisions end mental wars. Weak decisions are meaningless. There will be moments you will compromise and feel you failed. Be firm. If you have decided to finish a bowl of food per meal, decide to be hungry before eating. You have made a decision! "I am not being shoved anymore. I refuse to be controlled by food. I am standing firm. My decision is unchangeable. I am not giving in." The mental war ends.
You are determined to succeed. Go over the reasons every day to reinforce the importance of your original decisions. As soon as you slacken in your decision, the war begins. Be firm with your decision for you to succeed.
Compulsion is a vicious cycle. Emotions confuse when pain comes in: anxiety, fear, insecurity, feeling empty and deprived. These feelings will not exist if your decision is resolute.