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I've found I crave food for the reduction in anxiety. Fasting makes me feel panicked and anxious. (Like I need to get outside and chase down something to eat RI
by foxyv 7y ago
I've found I crave food for the reduction in anxiety. Fasting makes me feel panicked and anxious. (Like I need to get outside and chase down something to eat RIGHT AWAY.) Eating relieves that anxious feeling. It's not true hunger, just pain and suffering. Exercise and controlled breathing help a little. But mostly just make the effects happen faster.
- ta17711771 7y agoSounds like withdrawal (sugar). See: white bread intake, sugar intake.
- foxyv 6y agoYeah, seems to not be a problem after 2 days of fasting. I kind of focus on protein and fat before a fast to try and get there a little earlier.
- silviogutierrez 7y agoOh 100%. If I run into a seemingly unsolvable technical challenge, I go eat and it takes my mind off of it. But I'm not sure that's a healthy pattern. Better would be to go for a walk or the like.