Reducing Compulsion With Peace and Contentment.

Peace and contentment are the key to reducing compulsion.

Do you feel good about what you have accomplished? If you are like most of us, the flaws seem gigantic and the accomplishments seem tiny. After a success we think, That’s no big deal, anyone could have done it. We never stop to allow ourselves to feel good about our accomplishments. Even in success, we choose to look at the flaws and beat ourselves up because we are not meeting some impossible standard. But self-criticism destroys motivation. Self-criticism destroys the desire to achieve. We feel hurt and become resentful toward ourselves.

When we don’t feel good about what we are doing, we get discouraged and frustrated. On the other hand, feeling good about what we are doing gets us enthused, excited and motivated.

Feel good about the tiniest of accomplishments. Take the time to enjoy the feeling of completing a task, sticking to a diet by making a healthy meal, exercising or just waking up early. Let the emotion of accomplishment build and be thankful to God. Sense the peace. Sense the feeling of well being. Allow yourself to feel good about doing the right thing. Do not tear down your accomplishments or compare yourself to others. Take the time in each day to consider your accomplishments. Instead of looking at the flaws, dwell on the feeling of satisfaction. You deserve to feel really good. You have done well.
Very few people care about your accomplishments, but God does. God cares about everything you do. He wants you to be healthy, happy and full of joy. He wants you to feel good about yourself and your accomplishments. Feeling good about what you have done is the reward for your hard work, so enjoy it. It is not being selfish.

Each one should test their own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else.
Galatians 6:4

Being Filled with Joy and Peace

Even in the midst of misery and unhappiness you can create the emotion of joy. You can choose to be happy. Make a decision to enjoy the moment. Stop reading for a moment and create the emotion of joy. Loosen up, wave your hands around, dance, smile, shout, “yeah!” Sing a happy song. “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart.” See yourself dancing, laughing swirling in the sun, you’re so happy. Let the emotion build within you, happiness and thankfulness bursting from your heart. Become flooded with a warm feeling of peace. Take a deep breath. As you breathe out, all the tension is going. You feel nothing but peace and joy.

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again–rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 (NLT)

Be Content with Eating Less

Here’s a way to stop overeating. At the point where you feel that you should stop eating, stop and feel content. Become aware of how full you are. Let the feeling of contentment build while being aware of feeling full. Ask yourself, do you really want to eat more? Now start to clean up or brush your teeth.

f you are still struggling with wanting to eat more, create the feeling of revulsion to eating more, then return to creating the feeling of contentment. It is rare that you will have to do this more than once. It is easy, simple and fast. Once the compulsive desire is gone, get active to keep your mind busy.

Being at Peace

Worry builds fear by imagining the worst. Yet worry changes nothing. It destroys our peace and makes us feel powerless. Worriers have the most problems and the hardest time solving them. Problem solvers refuse to worry; they get down to what they can do, and then do it. Everything seems to work out for them. They have tolerance, motivation and are generally happy.

If you examine your state of mind during a refrigerator hunt, you will realize that fear and worry are often the motivation to eat. We eat to feel good about life. Worry and fear make us feel out of control, and eating gives us a sense of being in control. Eating becomes an escape from the dark world of our thoughts. However, using food as an escape abuses our body and leaves us feeling powerless.

Refuse to worry. Get the problem down on paper. Examine the worst possible situation and what you can do about it. Once you have made your decision, stop worrying and start thinking healthy, encouraging thoughts. If the desire to worry surfaces, you can make a stand against it because you have made a decision.