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Thanks for the advice, Dan. I usually borrow the digital camera from the
school where I work. It also has video capabilities, so I'll try that, too. -- Linda 296/200/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Daniel Hoffmeister" wrote in message ... Lady o' the house wrote: Thanks for the idea about the pics, Sheila. I think I will give it a try. I'm beginning to feel a little 'better' about my body image. I appreciate the compliments, too! Think of this way -- your body image is broken and it needs fixing. If you have a video camera or can borrow one from a friend, have someone shoot you doing some normal stuff, like walking around the house, gardening, getting on your bike, whatever. It's amazing how much more of an impact video has. For some reason, it's more '3D'. I think a lot of body image stuff takes retraining the brain. Visual lessons sink in better than trying to talk yourself into it. You might also imagine that your best friend had lost a bunch of weight and was looking great. How would you treat her? Then treat yourself that way. As for therapy, I think that if someone is otherwise confident and has good self-esteem in other areas of their life, then their body image will catch up to the rest sooner or later. For those who have a hard time cutting themselves a break and holding themselves in esteem, therapy can be useful if they can find someone they can feel comfortable with. Dan 325/199/180 Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution) Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes |
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Thanks for the advice, Dan. I usually borrow the digital camera from the
school where I work. It also has video capabilities, so I'll try that, too. -- Linda 296/200/160 LC since Oct. 13, 2003 http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html "Daniel Hoffmeister" wrote in message ... Lady o' the house wrote: Thanks for the idea about the pics, Sheila. I think I will give it a try. I'm beginning to feel a little 'better' about my body image. I appreciate the compliments, too! Think of this way -- your body image is broken and it needs fixing. If you have a video camera or can borrow one from a friend, have someone shoot you doing some normal stuff, like walking around the house, gardening, getting on your bike, whatever. It's amazing how much more of an impact video has. For some reason, it's more '3D'. I think a lot of body image stuff takes retraining the brain. Visual lessons sink in better than trying to talk yourself into it. You might also imagine that your best friend had lost a bunch of weight and was looking great. How would you treat her? Then treat yourself that way. As for therapy, I think that if someone is otherwise confident and has good self-esteem in other areas of their life, then their body image will catch up to the rest sooner or later. For those who have a hard time cutting themselves a break and holding themselves in esteem, therapy can be useful if they can find someone they can feel comfortable with. Dan 325/199/180 Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution) Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes |
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