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Can You Make Peace with Your Cravings?

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I was chatting with a client recently and told her that over the weekend, I drank a soda. This may not be a shock to you, but it was for me because I haven’t had a soda in about twenty years.

I was at a horse farm with my girlfriend enjoying some time away from home, and this craving came over me. I really, really wanted a soda.

Every time I’ve tried to drink soda in the past (after I quit soft drinks), I got an instant headache. This was a blessing when I was getting off my soft drink addiction because it made the cravings a lot easier to reject.

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Filed Under: Addiction, anxiety, Behavior, Codependency, Control, Decisions, Desires, Emotional Eating, Healthy Thinking, Obsession, Physical Health, Regret, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: beating myself up for giving in, I am addicted to sugar, Making peace with your cravings, what's missing in my life?

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