A Letter To Your Eating Disorder

JUST FOR TODAY:  Write a letter to your eating disorder or weight problem, proclaiming your readiness to say "goodbye."

Imagine that your eating disorder or weight problem is a separate entity – and that you can write a letter to it, expressing how you really feel about its presence in your life.  You may have an array of emotions, from anger about how destructive it can be, to appreciation about the relief it can offer, to sadness at the thought of letting it go.  Try writing these emotions in the form of a letter, addressed to your eating disorder or weight problem.  Tell it how you really feel, and express your readiness to say "goodbye."  Even if only 51% of you is ready to let go, but 49% wants to hold on, write from that part of you which is ready to say goodbye, and reflect upon what lures you to stay.  Trust the process of writing the letter, and be open to insights which emerge.  Affirming your farewell can help you fare well.

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado