Overcoming Anorexia with High Self-Esteem

Today, I was introduced to a potential client who is suffering from anorexia to see if I could help them using my happiness coaching.

My answer was “yes, I can help this individual.”

Indeed, besides the physiological factors that can contribute to anorexia, the real problem often lies hidden in a person’s psychology. For example, they may have a negative mindset towards food or body image, and changing their thinking can change their lives, so to speak.

This issue not only applies to anorexia but also to a host of other negative and unhealthy behaviors, such as obesity, addictions, and excessive procrastination that people often engage in. In fact, it is rare to find an individual who doesn’t engage in something that negatively affects their lives due to leading a less than 100% happy life.

Indeed, very few people are truly happy. They engage in all sorts of actions to cure their negative emotions, actions they wouldn’t otherwise take if they were 100% happy. Thus, it can be said that truly happy people often behave in a completely different way compared to those who are less happy. This implies that if we can make more people happy, we can improve their lives. And on a larger scale, by making masses happier, we can address many of the problems that afflict humanity.

Here, I wouldn’t necessarily go Freudian on the anorexic person, such as asking about their childhood and relationship with their father and mother, but rather look at their overall life, seeing how what they are doing and not doing (this involves thinking) affects their well-being.

This process is usually conducted through 7x 1-hour calls that address various aspects of life, leading to a better relationship with food, body, mind, happiness, and overall improved well-being.

The bottom line is that “all happy families are alike, but all unhappy families are unhappy in their own unique ways,” as wisely said by Lev Tolstoy. This means that the happiness formula is one and is universally applicable to everyone, as everyone is 99.9% similar on our biological and psychological levels. 

And while there are individual differences between people, everyone reacts the same way to a properly organized life. It is when there is some negativity that everyone tries to fix it in their unique way, leading to all sorts of suffering we experience today.

So if you need more help in your life, or know someone who does, let us at Optimal Happiness know, because “yes,” we can help you and others fix their lives by cultivating a high self-esteem.