Hi Jakki, Yes, we humans can become s

Hi Jakki, Yes, we humans can become so overwhelmed by our feelings that we lose the ability to see our situation from a larger perspective. We can be in such pain that our thinking is limited. In that state of vulnerability we may reach out to grab a quick and easy pain reliever an attractive person offers us. Isn't that what television ads attempt to do? We need to move beyond feeling and believing that our only hope rests in a product someone offers us. Our hope really rests with our ability to grow, heal, think and make clear evaluations of what is going on around us. Sometimes a simple answser is the right one. For example, we might have an allergy. When we stop exposing ourselves to the allergen we feel better. Sometimes a simple answer is not so simple: like telling an alcoholic to stop drinking or a b inge eater to stop bingeing. With just about any form of eating disorder, the key to recovery and weight loss or gain is developing the strength and health to tolerate our feelings and be able to think clearly about realistic solutions to problems. To achieve that we must do some internal work on ourselves with as much healthy support as we can rally in our lives. I can't think of anything that is easy and fool proof. Can you? Thank you for writing! warm regards, Joanna