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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 22, 2019 20:23:50 GMT
Monday, 12.24
Thinking Mistake #4: Emotional Reasoning
You think your ideas are true even though objective evidence says not.
"Since I feel like a failure for having strayed, I really must be a failure."
"I feel like I just have to have something sweet right now."
How are you doing with your emotional reasoning?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 22, 2019 20:24:19 GMT
I don't do it that much but I do do it at times. I can remember people talking me through it pointing out the erroneous conclusions I had jumped to. Some times when I get anxious I will catch myself doing this but usually can talk myself out of it.
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Post by cathygeha on Dec 23, 2019 6:15:20 GMT
Hmm...not sure. In the past I would find myself eating when stressed/emotional or cooking as an outlet or way to release the pressure. I don't feel like a failure but have in the past "blown it" with some food or other and felt I might as well continue blowing it as I had already gone over points/calories/whatever and could not get back to on program - you know - would start again "tomorrow" as Scarlett used to do.
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Post by luvvinlife on Dec 23, 2019 14:16:54 GMT
I do it constantly, I think.
Last night I got in late after 3 hours in the car. We had an early dinner so I was hungry. I ate a second helping. Then I said "I deserve these cookies because I didn't have any all day"
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Post by bbbearsmom on Dec 23, 2019 17:10:42 GMT
luvvinlife, Last night I was at a Christmas party and I overate on the desserts because I had told myself to wait for the party and then I could have sweets.
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Post by surfgirl on Dec 23, 2019 18:10:45 GMT
I do this, more when I'm stressed out I think. When I'm running around and have a full schedule and don't have time to go home and make a sensible OP lunch, I'll eat whatever and tell myself 'I have to eat or I'll pass out (which is not true in any way)'. It doesn't happen often but this time of year is when there's a lot of running around so it happens.
In fact, last night we were out early doing food shopping when I realized it was the first night of Hanukkah and we have a tradition of going to this local Jewish Deli for Hanukkah latkas. So I told my husband and he said, "well, we gotta go, it's tradition, right?" I could have said no but my reasoning was, "well it's one of our holiday traditions, and we have more on the Christmas side than the Hanukkah side so we shouldn't let this one go" and I said yes we should go. I'm not sorry, but on the other hand, we could have gone the last day of Hanukkah instead, which would have spaced out unplanned eating over the holidays. Anyway, is what I'm describing emotional reasoning? I think it is but I'm not sure...!
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