Do conflicts, arguments or personal power struggles make you seek out the comfort of food? If so, here's a tip to help you handle things in a different and more empowered way.

Remember the game of tug-o-war? You pulled; they pulled. You pulled harder; they pulled harder. This went on until one of you tired out and fell forward. Personal power struggles are no different. There is a huge amount of effort expended to pull your opponent over to your side-Opponent being the operative word. You actually become opponents who are not interested in hearing the other, but rather are only invested in pulling the person over to your side of the fight. All of this struggle can be so upsetting and exhausting that it leads to overeating and bingeing. You might feel like you don't have many choices. However, there was another way to win at tug-o-war. You could drop your end of the rope which has your opponent unexpectedly fall back on their behind. In a conflict, you can do the same thing. You can stop pulling, stop fighting, stop trying to convince the person that your way of thinking is the right way of thinking. This option might feel, well, unthinkable at first and certainly won't be appropriate in every situation. But the next time you're in a struggle, give it a try. You might feel so empowered that you don't need the comfort of food.

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