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Why is it that people tend to eat when they need comfort? Why is it that after a stressful event, a hard breakup and all the many other obstacles in life “comfort food” is one of the most common things people turn to?

I believe it’s for very much the same reason people turn to alcohol or drugs in more extreme situations. Part of the reason I am so careful about who I bring into my life is that when I am alone, and left to my own clear thoughts, my diet, for example is very, very good. I have done much research on many different types of eating beliefs – everything from mainstream (food pyramid) to veganism and even fruitarianism.

When I am stress free I do not crave anything that’s bad for me. In fact, before I had gone through the stressful situations I have recently been going through, I had not eaten a pizza in over two years nor had I even had any cake. In fact, I had not had any junk food in about two years. The only junk food I had eaten was maybe a diet coke once in a blue moon or a few pieces of sugar candy, but that’s it.

My life has been very unique. I have spent much of my time on my own due to being an abandoned child who had many difficulties with my adopted family and was estranged from them for eight years. Because of this, oftentimes I have felt like I was an “orphan” for life; thus, I have had much time to think on my own. This had led to questioning much of the current theories already widely practiced.

It’s not that I don’t think they have validity, but in reality they are just one person’s belief. If Columbus hadn’t questioned whether the earth was round or flat, our lives would be very different. Thus, for example, I look at food very differently.

I look at it like it is the same as gas for your car. You need it functionally, but not for any other reason. You would not put bad gas in your car. You would not fill your car with artificial oil, why would you do so for your body? I could go on about my beliefs regarding this arena…

When I am on my own, my thoughts can overcome and destroy all the negative thoughts that make me do things that are not good for myself, like eating food that is not good for me. When I am writing, it helps me remember and get back to me. In my heart, I have always known that while a situation or people might be able to distract me momentarily (because I love or care about them), in the long run, my spirit is strong and will never let anyone permanently affect it, ever.

Joie Schmidt © Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved.

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Dreams of the Heart – volume I by Joie Schmidt is available:

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