I Won't Be Eating My Feelings

I honestly have never been one to eat my feelings or soothe myself with food but I've been feeling really anxious about an upcoming move to a new city and a guy I really like and have been flirtily talking to mentioned last night that he was meeting up this week with someone he met online. And maybe it's nothing and maybe it's not nothing. But it still has me feeling pretty dejected today. 😕 Anyway, I had a passing thought that I could really benefit from a warm, homemade chocolate chip cookie. And objectively, I know that I would \*not\* actually benefit from eating a warm, homemade chocolate chip cookie (because one cookie is bound to equal a dozen cookies and my recipe makes 5 dozen). So, help me out? Since I won't be making any chocolate chip cookies... how do you pick yourself up when you're feeling down?

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you may not have time now but perhaps try a ritual approach, physically attend to ur body without feeding it, so like wash, cold or hot, bath or shower whatever u enjoy, wear fresh clothes, fresh linen for ur bed, ur favourite lotion or aftershave then get cosy in ur bed or garden if it sunny with a nice pen and notebook and write about things ur happy about urself about ur feelings about him and about all the reasons u will be happy if u stick to ur healthy lifestyle. but dont let a sense of deprivation hit so eat yummy healthy food when its next ur eating window. i always have 70% dark choc on hand for such moments, if u melt some and pour on some raw nuts itll be healthy and hit the spot x be kind to urself, moving is a big thing x

i hope this helps, writing is a wonder. u can always chuck the notes after x

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I go for a walk to clear my head. It gives me time to think about things.

The move sounds super exciting! So focus on the great things coming in your future.

Dont worry about flirty guy. You are the most important person on this earth. It is his mistake.

Good luck You got this!