Shrink Yourself : Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever

by Gould, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780470275375
• ISBN10: 0470275375
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Studies show that the reason why many people gain weight-and keep it on-is emotional eating, not physical eating. Now Dr. Roger Gould, a psychotherapist and a leading authority on emotional eating, shows how to overcome fear, anxiety, and other stresses and stop using food as an over-the-counter tranquilizer that can cause weight gain. With 12 practical ways to stop emotional eating and an eight-session program, Dr. Gould helps you become your own eating therapist and shrink yourself for good.

Author Biography

Roger Gould, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author, and former head of Community Psychiatry and Outpatient Psychiatry at UCLA who is one of the world's leading authorities on emotional eating and adult development. His Web site on emotional eating is .#{.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Learning Sessions	p. 9
Emotional Eating 101	p. 11
Food, the Over-the-Counter Tranquilizer	p. 25
The Costs of Powerlessness	p. 37
Your Self-Doubt Layer	p. 46
Your Frustration/Reward Layer	p. 61
Your Safety Layer	p. 93
Your Rebellion Layer	p. 109
Your Emptiness Layer	p. 126
The Practice Sessions	p. 139
Recovering Your Power	p. 141
Session 1: Getting Started	p. 147
Session 2: Conquering the Feeling Phobia	p. 170
Session 3: Waking Up from the Food Trance	p. 184
Session 4: Challenging Your Self-Doubts	p. 196
Session 5: Defeat Your Defeatism	p. 213
Session 6: Creating Real Safety	p. 233
Session 7: Maturely Dealing with Anger	p. 245
Session 8: Fill Yourself Up	p. 256
Shrink Yourself Conclusion	p. 264
Index	p. 266
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