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Breathing and noticing the details of your breath flow will help you to unite your sense of yourself and stay present in the moment. Stopping your activity and attending to your breath throughout the day, regardless of urges, cravings, or powerful emotions will gently and subtly build a pathway for you to be present without needing your eating disorder.

Give yourself a minimum of five minutes to quietly watch your breath. Breathe normally. Watch where your breath starts. Notice when you feel your breath in your lungs or nose or throat. Notice when you lose track of it. You cannot make a mistake here, you simply attend to your breath as it is. Do this at least three times in a twenty-four-hour period.

Because you are bright and because you want results quickly, you might try to make more of this exercise than what I describe here. For example, you might think you are supposed to be thinking some particular thing or you are supposed to get some kind of revelation or inspiration by attending to your breath. Not so. Attending to your breath is a building block for your recovery. You may extend the time if you wish. But, please, keep it simple.