Testimony of Healing September 17, 2007 Issue

HEALED OF OVEREATING

DERAN ZDAN

About a year and a half ago, after a great deal of prayer and persistence, I at last gained my freedom from a challenge that had plagued me since college.

Whatever the possible material explanations—genetics, upbringing, buying into the prevailing attitude in society that a packed refrigerator is a sign of prosperity—I had become a "foodaholic." I was unable to control my appetite and frequently indulged in binge eating. On the surface, this behavior didn't seem to have reached a crisis point, because I didn't look excessively overweight. But a deepseated feeling that I was making a god out of food kept me in a state of mental turmoil and self-dissatisfaction.

At first I called a Christian Science practitioner for help in healing this situation. However, at the time, I wasn't as grounded in the teachings of Christian Science as I've become since, and I soon after sought the help of a psychologist. Over a period of about two years, she helped me deal with a number of issues related to excessive eating. Although these sessions provided me with more solid footing identity-wise, I nevertheless emerged still struggling with my obsession with food.

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