Eating Disorders And Perfection

JUST FOR TODAY:  Release your expectations of perfection.  Acknowledge that it's alright to have flaws and to make errors.  Love your Self as you are!

Many people with eating disorders pressure themselves to "be perfect" – the perfect body, the perfect grades, the perfect job performance.  What does perfection really mean, and who is setting the standard?  What would happen if you challenged your concept of perfection, and became more accepting of your perceived imperfections?  If your stomach isn't as toned as you'd like it to be, love your Self anyway.  If you recently made a mistake, love your Self anyway.  If you didn't get praise from someone you were trying to please, love your Self anyway.  You truly are good enough exactly as you are right now.  From this place of Self-love, you'll take better care of yourself, which makes the journey of eating disorder recovery much easier!

©2009 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado