Easy Exercise Which Can Help You A Lot if you feel the urge to Binge and Purge

By: Kate Walsh

Recently, I was reading a very interesting book, by Eckhart
Toll “The New Earth” (link to this book is below).

Even though this book is not related to bulimia directly,
I thought I will quote an easy exercise you can do every time
you feel the urge to binge and purge. I am sure it will help
you!

HERE IS THE QUOTE FROM THE BOOK:

“If you have a compulsive behaviour pattern, such as smoking, overeating, drinking, TV watching, Internet addiction, or whatever it may be, this is what you can do:

When you notice the compulsive need arising in you, stop and
take three conscious breaths, this generates awareness. Then
for a few minutes be aware of the compulsive urge itself as
an energy field inside you.

Consciously feel that need to physically or mentally ingest
or consume a certain substance or the desire to act out some
form of conscious behaviour.

Then take a few more conscious breaths.

After that you may find that the compulsive urge has
disappeared -for the time being. Or you may find that it
still overpowers you, and you cannot help but indulge or act
it out again.

Don’t make it into a problem.

Make the addiction part of your awareness practice in the
way described above. As awareness grows, addictive patterns
will weaken and eventually dissolve. Remember, however, to
catch any thoughts that justify the addictive behaviour,
sometimes with clever arguments, as they arise in your mind.

Ask yourself. Who is talking here? And you will realize the
addiction is talking. As long as you know that, as long as
you are present as observer of your mind, it is less likely
to trick you into doing what it wants”

This is the book I was quoting:
http://bulimiasecrets.com/tolle

Here you can watch his free videos:

http://www.eckharttolletv.com/free/?f=1#/085767492/Q-A-Sample–Where-do-our-thoughts-come-from