Karly
Randolph Pitman, writer, teacher, and champion for healing wrote that, like an
iceberg, what drives overeating lies below the surface.
Being an adult
child of an alcoholic lends itself to a variety of issues. I tend to be an avoider. I avoid conflict and anything I deem as
hard. This causes me a great deal of
anxiety and I tend to soothe myself with food.
In a
nutshell: overeating is an attempt to
feel safe and connected in the face of disconnection, overwhelm, pain and
separation. My emotional eating meets a
need. The challenge is to identify the
need and change the fix to something more positive.
Hi, I’m
Liz Hawkins and I’m a recovering Adult Child of an Alcoholic.
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