I have been carrying around so much anger against those in my life who have hurt me and it has fanned the flames of my compulsive eating. I wouldn’t allow myself to feel the anger because I was afraid it would overwhelm me. So I used food and other substances to stuff it down, and the anger became rage and turned inward as depression. My compulsive eating spiraled out of control.

Many things have happened to me in my life to justify the anger I’ve been carrying. Anger that is felt and then released is a healthy emotion. Healthy anger indicates that someone has violated my boundaries or placed me in an untenable position. But anger that is stuffed is toxic, and will surely corrode my spirit and trap me even further in a cycle of compulsive eating.

I have learned through the Twelve Steps that forgiveness is the only path to letting go of toxic anger. Forgiveness is not excusing the abusive behavior of others or accepting my abusers back into my life. It is allowing myself to feel my feelings, to work through those feelings and to release them to my Higher Power. Forgiveness is self-love.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will feel and express my healthy anger and strive for forgiveness.

~ Suzanne ~

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