The polarities of the use of food

Use to sedate or block frustrations

The alteration of the dietary pattern manifests itself predominantly as a blocking mechanism in the face of adversity.

When the subject faces high levels of frustration, chronic stress or deep disappointment, the preservation instinct seeks an immediate escape route.

Ingesting disproportionate volumes of food acts as a chemical sedative, inducing a physiological heaviness that temporarily numbs analytical capacity and intellectual suffering.

This polarity of emotional consumption pursues the sole purpose of erecting a physical barrier between the mind and the threatening reality, using heavy digestion as a smokescreen to avoid confronting the structural problems that afflict the individual.

Use as a prolonger of states of bliss.

Interestingly, food dependence does not discriminate between pain and euphoria; the other polarity is activated during peaks of elation.

In contexts of extreme joy or significant celebrations, the person resorts to indulgent ingredients with the subconscious intention of artificially prolonging that mood gratification.

There is an ingrained belief that ecstasy is not complete without a crowning caloric feast.

However, by relying on an exogenous stimulus to sustain happiness, a similar inability to manage positive moods is evident.

Ingesting for excess joy demonstrates that behavioral control remains hijacked by sentimental fluctuations.

Obstruction of the experience of the present moment.

Regardless of whether the motivation is to avoid misery or to extend enjoyment, both behaviors share a lethal common denominator: the total obstruction of present moment experience.

By focusing attention on altering the duration or intensity of an emotion through chewing, the individual abandons the present moment.

Artificially modifying internal reality prevents genuine assimilation of life experiences.

Achieving psychological maturity requires remaining in the here and now, tolerating the ephemeral nature of any feeling.

Renouncing dietary manipulation allows one to truly connect with oneself, observing emotions without the compulsive need to mechanically intervene on them.

Summary

Consuming food disproportionately often functions as a powerful shi