Losing Your Pounds of Pain
by Doreen Virtue
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Author: Doreen VirtueEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01-01
ISBN: 1561709506
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Hay House
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Book Review: Reclaim Your Self-Esteem
Summary: 5 Stars
Walling off emotions can lead to headaches, ulcers, substance abuse, sleeping or eating disorders, or a host of body-destroying additions." ~Miriam Neff, Women and Their Emotions
Doreen Virtue has an interesting theory about weight loss. She says you have to lose your emotional pain before the weight will drop off. She could be right because food can be a comfort and if you are really in pain, there is nothing you can eat that will take away emotional distress. Well, maybe a lot of chocolate, which contains chemicals (PEA) to make you feel "in love." Page 191 can be enlightening for anyone who uses chocolate as a love fix.
This book is a result of Doreen's work in an all-female psychiatric hospital. Here, she met women struggling with deep emotional pain, stress, grief, depression, rage and dissatisfaction with their work, marriage and life in general. When she started to specialize in eating disorders, she did not realize the devastating effects of emotional neglect, verbal assaults and other abuses. Frankly, before reading this book, I didn't think about "emotional neglect" as being a cause of eating disorders. Now it makes sense to me.
I'm pretty sure most women could tell you why they are in pain and Doreen says that pain should not be blindly accepted. She says: "it is a signal that something is wrong and needs to be changed or healed." She even goes as far to say that "every extra pound you carry on your body equals a pound of emotional pain you're carrying in your heart."
Doreen also explains how serotonin has to be created every night and explains how this occurs and why melatonin is needed. If your REM sleep is interrupted, there can be groggy consequences. Apparently alcohol can interfere with REM sleep.
This entire book seems to be dealing with the issues of self-esteem and listening to Self-Esteem: Your Fundamental Power by Carolyn Myss and reading Fed Up by Wendy Oliver-Pyatt might also be helpful.
The author discusses dream analysis, exercise, meditation and discusses a variety of abusive situations that may need to be dealt with in order for your body to finally shed the pounds along with the pain.
Personally, I've found that working out on a regular basis has helped my self-esteem and yoga has been especially healing. Yoga seems to encourage you to eat healthy foods and by cutting out soda (replace with a packet of "lite" Emer'gen C, fruit juice concentrate and aloe juice for body healing) and sugary foods (look for chocolate by Hershey's with only 1 gram Carbs)your appetite will not be as aggressive.
By increasing protein and taking supplements your body is craving, you can work your way into a more balanced lifestyle. Give yourself time, this entire area of self-esteem can take years to heal and you might have to make some drastic lifestyle changes in order to see your life turn around. Finding one person who believes in you and supports you in your efforts, even if it is an author, will be immensely helpful. Doreen Virtue makes you aware of the link between abuse, stress and overeating. Then, she shows you how to heal your body and how to reclaim your self-esteem.
~The Rebecca Review
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