Control: Why We Do It and How It Hurts Us
As emotional eaters, we have a tendency to be controlling of people and circumstances around us. It goes with the territory. We developed this coping skill as children, in response to tough situations where we had no control. But this personality trait is one of the main drivers of disordered eating, so it's time to take a look and turn over a new leaf.
5:00 Tricia's 5th grade faux pas
8:01 Tricia's experience of sexual abuse
8:46 How childhood abuse leads to control
12:28 How control makes us feel
17:17 The consequences of control
20:10 Judgment and criticism
26:41 Emotional eaters are busy bodies
27:06 How to stop controlling
28:05 The magic of surrender
29:18 Phrases you can say to stop yourself
