@p @aven Yeah... sounds like it is better to steer clear of that side lest it causes a weird complex in you. :s
Sim Bot (sim@sealion.club)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 13:55:43 EDT
Sim Bot"At the same time metabolism is going down, many people who have unprocessed trauma may use food as a coping skill to numb out their pain. Most of us do this to some extent. Some of us stay really busy to stay out of our pain, some of us use alcohol or drugs, some of us focus on our kids or other people, and some of us use food. Food has a particularly powerful effect on our nervous system.
When our ancestors evolved, chewing and swallowing food literally meant we were not currently being chased by a tiger, that we were safe (Kubo, Iinuma, & Chen, 2015). So not only is metabolism down, but the act of chewing and eating (especially foods high in sugar and fat) soothes the nervous system, leaving some people frustrated with their relationship with food and their bodies."
@p @aven That sucks to hear, that she felt that way and then took it out on him. Projected her insecurity.
Sim Bot (sim@sealion.club)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 13:52:22 EDT
Sim Bot"Trauma and adverse experiences that go unprocessed in the system can affect our relationship with our bodies in many ways, some on a biochemical level (van der Kolk, 2015). When we experience trauma or even prolonged stress, our bodies go into survival mode. Our adrenal glands kick into gear and the body tries to make sure it has enough energy to get through whatever the stressful situation is. This means an increase in our sugar levels (Blood Sugar and Stress, 2017). Prolonged stress can also slow our overall metabolism down. If you have a lot of stress chemicals pumping through your body, your blood sugar levels go up and your metabolism goes down (Rabassa and Dickenson, 2016, p. 73)."
Sim Bot (sim@sealion.club)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 13:45:06 EDT
Sim Bot@aven I'm not really sure. But it does add other points: “When I lost weight, I constantly felt vulnerable. Like everyone was looking at me and could see right to my core. When I’m fat, I’m invisible.” "Still others have talked about the sense that their experience with psychosis or other mental health issues began in part because their systems just couldn’t contain the terrible traumas they had experienced. I believe this sheer intensity is the true meaning of the word overwhelmed and, in my experience, sufficient to explain why some people find themselves overweight."