Hi Brian,

The only emotions I registered for a long time were "happy", "angry",
and "hungry." The sugar blocked difficult ones like sad and tired.
Many of us eat/ate sugar to avoid emotions, so it's pretty normal
to have trouble finding them at first.

I learned to backtrack to find them-IF I was overeating, THEN I must
be feeling something difficult. So I could say "I don't know what
it is, but it must be something sad or painful." Then over time
it got easier to identify.

JoEllen

: Hi All,

: Any tips on writing down how you
: feel.

: I'm male and been on step 2 for about
: a week.
: I have Kathleen's Journal and I love
: it.

: Most of the time I can't decide how I
: feel.
: How I feel physically is not so bad
: but, How I feel
: Emotionally is a problem.

: From what I've read this takes time.
: Thanks for any help
: Brian