I’ll put this in a separate post, since questions keep coming in…
And I’ll warn you right away: I don’t know any secret/quick/magical methods for breaking addictions 🤷♀️
I don’t have enormous willpower, where I tell myself: that’s it, today I’m starting a new life, and then just do it!
And I’m not at all ashamed of that 😉
I know that my body perceives any pressure as violence against itself and actively resists it through sabotage.
So over the years, I’ve developed an acceptable algorithm for getting rid of or introducing something new, called “Catch the Moment.”
Anyone who has ever tried to force themselves not to eat when the eternally hungry troglodyte inside wakes up will understand me 🙃
I wait for a natural impulse from the body that I can catch and spin up… in agreement with its request.
A simple example: when I realized I was rapidly gaining weight after the eclipse corridor in 2018, when all the locked-away and unprocessed emotions related to my mom’s passing rose up, I tried to slow the process down with a diet.
Yeah right, my body tormented me with an endless feeling of hunger and not the slightest shift on the scale.
I gave up, and when my weight stabilized, I started learning to accept my new self.
I caught the first impulse from my body when I got sick with a trendy illness and couldn’t eat at all.
Minus 4 kg in 10 days of illness, but I didn’t break the 60 kg mark.
Some people start stress-eating, others have their survival instinct shut off.
I belong to the second group and stop eating in stressful situations.
When Maris and I broke up in the fall, I handled the emotions quickly, but I had no feeling of hunger for over a week.
At some point, I stepped on the scale and saw that the 60 kg mark was passed, and I decided to lock in that result, essentially taking advantage of the moment when my body’s need to eat had switched off.
I used a similar algorithm when I caught myself wanting to get behind the wheel again so I could drive to the sea whenever I felt like it.
Essentially, it all comes down to sensing the right moment and spinning up the impulse you’ve caught.
The upside — you don’t have to overcome your own resistance or force yourself to do something against your will.
The downside — you need to be able to hear yourself and your body and maintain a clear focus.
In a similar way, I got rid of nicotine addiction, introduced daily roller exercises to boost energy along the spine, and am training my body to a new sleeping position.
If you have your own examples of “Catch the Moment,” write them in the comments 👇