tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460787011325497935.post2178293953316908833..comments2023-05-16T08:53:49.947-06:00Comments on Apotheosis: StarvingArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00552087078133360011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460787011325497935.post-60634947958769005962009-12-27T02:39:59.046-07:002009-12-27T02:39:59.046-07:00It's nice to know I'm not alone in that re...It's nice to know I'm not alone in that regard. I had sort of wondered.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552087078133360011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3460787011325497935.post-63966654667420465212009-12-25T14:51:08.157-07:002009-12-25T14:51:08.157-07:00It's interesting how well you have rationalize...It's interesting how well you have rationalized and described what I think is a pressure-valve for many people, the self-control of some aspect of their physical being. When I feel particularly unhinged I find myself comforted by various food rituals, sometimes fasting, sometimes eating particular things in a particular way, very slow and deliberate and conscious. I feel as long as it's not something I do often enough to affect my health in a negative way, it keeps me focused, too...kind of a proof of my endurance and willpower. I wonder if it isn't much more common than we think - maybe even completely natural behavior, just another way the mind negotiates with the body to keep us healthy mentally however it can.Balutakathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487375124482424491noreply@blogger.com