When i came across Chapter 6 i feel like addiction was so much more then i thought it to be. What stuck out to me was there are five symptoms of addiction and one of them being obsession. When relating to my own health i have always been super obsessed with the number on the scale. Even if i felt i looked okay and not overweight i always let the number define me. I obsessed over the number that there were times i would eat one or two small meals a day in hopes to lose the number on the scale.
Something in the chapter that stuck out to me was how addiction in any shape or form can have an effect on the family and friends of the addict. Codependents plays such a big part, it is when the family or friends feel the need to step in and take care of that person or even make many excuses for them. When it comes to my health going to the gym is always hard for me, i find it hard to make time and to. My parents are my codependents, when it comes to the gym i could tell them i worked all day and have so much school work and i don’t have time. In stead of telling me you can do it and to get out their they enable me to stay home and not go.
Another thing that the book talks about is work addiction. I never knew it was considered an actual addiction but when i think about it, it has such big effects on my health. I work so much and on top of five classes i barley have time to eat never mind exercise. It is so hard to keep up a consistent work schedule that allows me to get to the gym regularly. I have also been working long work hours which leave me exhausted and feeling like i can’t get to the gym.
For this next week i plan on trying to work less and make more time for my health. I have been so stressed out lately between work, life, school, and just about everything going on that the gym is the last thing on my todo list. I have been able to take my dog out on longer walks to get some type of exercise in and i plan on walking the beach near my house this weekend.
