Jaccilynn

“The diet/binge cycle is actually a famine cycle, and by fixating us on food and wiring us to binge in response to restriction or arbitrary food rules, our bodies are safeguarding against famine and future famines (future diets). It’s actually a state of crisis. Our bodies are conserving energy, lowering our metabolism, and elevating our hunger hormones, and wiring us to binge. And do you know what living in a state of semi-famine for years on end does to us? It exhausts us. Physically, and also emotionally and mentally. Think about it . . . we live in a culture that demonizes eating. Eating!!!! Survival 101! And we are afraid of it. We’re all walking around frustrated with ourselves for being hungry or for”
― Caroline Dooner, Tired as F*ck: Burnout at the Hands of Diet, Self-Help, and Hustle Culture – A Frank Memoir and Cautionary Tale on Rest, Peace, and Doing Less

“Religious fervor often veers so close to madness that some psychiatrists suspect that every religious emotion masks some kind of delusion.”
― Elaine Pagels, Why Religion?: A Personal Story