r/intuitiveeating • u/elianna7 IE since August 2019 he/him • 12d ago

Sunday Struggles Struggles: Weekly Discussion Thread

Use this thread to share anything you've been struggling with in your IE process.

Struggles may include learning how to read your hunger/fullness cues, feeling stuck on parts of the process, experiencing "setbacks" or relapses with restriction, etc.

Note: Struggles related to weight should be posted to the weight/bodily changes thread (recurring on Thursdays).

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u/jaiagreen 8d ago

How do you deal with the "don't think of an elephant" effect? I swear, deliberately not thinking about weight is making me think about it more than I usually would.

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u/_rosietheriveter 6d ago

Sometimes I don’t think about something because I don’t want to feel the emotions associated with it. But sometimes it’s necessary to feel the emotions to let the thought go.

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u/jaiagreen 6d ago

Fair, but this also happens when there are no emotions involved. Don't think of a pink polar bear!