Weight Issues

Weight Obsession / Scale Obsession

Buried Feeling
Anxiousunsafeout of controlashameddesperate for proofafraid of failure
Buried Belief
  • “The number proves my worth.”
  • “If the scale goes up, I failed.”
  • “If I am not losing weight, I am not okay.”
  • “I need the number to tell me if I am acceptable.”
  • “I cannot trust my body.”
  • “If I control the number, I control my life.”
Hard-to-Go Place

Separating worth from weight and allowing the body to be more than a number. Scale obsession may provide proof, control, certainty, punishment, comparison, or a way to avoid deeper questions of worth, safety, identity, and self-acceptance.

Next Step

Ask, "What am I hoping the number will prove about me?"

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Identifying the buried feeling or belief is the first step. The next step is learning how to work with what you’ve found.

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