Julia wrote:Congrats Erbse.
I have just looked at the Brain over binge book on Amazon and was fascinated. You can only buy it on Kindle which I don't have. Could you just briefly say what her secret was? What did she change in her brain to stop the urges?
Many thanks
Julia
Thanks Julia.
I haven't actually read the BOB book. Nettie might chime in here as I think she has. All I did was look at the BOB author's website and read the discussion forum postings.
http://www.brainoverbinge.com/Pages/default.aspxOn that discussion forum someone mentioned the Jeffery Schwartz book
You are not your brain and I used the method described in the book to overcome the urges. I don't know if the author in Brain over Binge gives any details on how she overcame her urges. From memory, someone mentioned that she "detached' herself from the urge?
I learned from the
You are not your brain book that the urge comes, you acknowledge the urge and then you just leave it "sitting" there while you go about your business. After a while it will start to fade. (There is lots more info in the book).
You must never give in to it as if you do, you strengthen the pathway and make the urge stronger. By not acting on the urge, you don't reinforce the pathways/habit and it will weaken over time.
That has been my experience.
Not acting on the urge is easier if you think about two things:
1) if you give in, you make it stronger (and harder for yourself)
2) it's only really hard at the beginning. The longer you don't indulge the urges, the easier it gets, as they get weaker. So you won't have to "white knuckle" it forever.
Let us know how you get on.
Erbse
PS Also make sure that your life is full and satisfying. It helps to have lots of fun and satisfying things to do, as it takes the focus off food.