Do you see yourself as a fat person?

Most people that have a weight problem have a bad perception of themselves. Earl Nightingale discovered that we become what we think about. Thus if you constantly think about the weight you have to lose and feel bad about being overweight, it will always stay as your reality. Change you mind and it may bring positive change.

Here’s a story that may seem unrelated. But to me it shows how little change can change any situations.

A few weeks ago I was reading a book on psychology. And, it was from a therapist who had a different approach to treatment. Now stay with me, this is interesting. The patient was a man in his 40s suffering from depression. He would just be at home and be depressed. And it’s all he would talk about. The therapist asked him to go to his local library and be depressed there. So the patient followed the recommendation. Nothing really changed for a week. Then, he decided that since he was in a library, he might check some books. He always had an interest in cave exploration and found some books on it. A few days later, he met another guy who had the same interest. Then they planned their first exploration trip. Long story short, the patient found something else to talk about and he forgot about depression.

The therapist knew it would be hard to treat the patient if he stayed home. He just changed the environment and something happened. It could have not worked at all, but it was worth a shot. So, what are you thinking about? How do you see yourself?