Buried Feeling
Unsafe, contaminated, anxious, rigid, superior, afraid of losing control.
Buried Belief
- “If I eat perfectly, I will be safe.”
- “Bad food makes me bad.”
- “If I lose control with food, everything falls apart.”
- “My worth is connected to how clean I eat.”
- “I must control every ingredient.”
- “I am superior if I eat perfectly.”
Hard-to-Go Place
Eating with wisdom and responsibility without fear, rigidity, superiority, or punishment. Food control may provide certainty, superiority, safety, purity, control, or a way to avoid fear, contamination, illness, shame, and uncertainty.
Next Step
Ask, "Is this choice coming from health, fear, control, shame, or superiority?"