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It absolutely isn't. I agree with you. I have issues coping with my emotions. That's the problem, not tracking. I am acutely aware that I eat far, far past the
by sverona 3y ago
It absolutely isn't. I agree with you. I have issues coping with my emotions. That's the problem, not tracking. I am acutely aware that I eat far, far past the point of satiety until it physically hurts at least once a week, and yet I still do it. I don't have any other functional coping mechanisms.
You can say "self-control" but what you mean is self-control 24/7, or at least 24/6. I don't have infinite willpower.
- DropInIn 3y agoSelf control is not about having Temporary Control, it's about being in (reasonably) full control of yourself. You see, this is a difference between "complete" people and people who haven't actually finished "developing" (which is the vast majority even at 80). Control is a constant, not a transient, trait.
- sverona 3y agoI don't think "complete" is the right word to use. Perhaps "whole." It seems to me that what you're describing as "development" is in many cases the process of healing from trauma, which indeed stunts one's development. The emotional mechanism at play in my case is pretty clear to me but healing is a slow process and it takes as long as it takes.