I had to laugh about that, Openeyes--so
me, at one time of my life, but like you and Cron, not so much now, but the "gene" is still there & flairs up every now and then.
Occasionally I still I go in to what I've come to think of as my Purification/Enlightenment/Ascension Zone with the diet thing, but I'm kind of on to myself now, and it doesn't last long. I'm sure I'm pretty insufferable in that state for those around me.
And, OK, I still like to drink 'Green Drink' most every day, but Ben and Jerry are my friends too.
I think you're probably right about the power thing, Cron--that's what they always say about anorexia, and I suspect there is a similar dynamic with this also.
The article I cited mentioned "pseudo-spiritual connotations," and that's a sticky wicket, because I think there are spiritual implications to diet, but a line gets crossed somewhere when scrupulosity kicks in.
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Scrupulosity is obsessive concern with one's personal sins, including "sinful" acts or thoughts usually considered minor or not sins at all within one's religious tradition. The term is derived from the Latin scrupulus, a sharp stone, implying a stabbing pain on the conscience.
Scrupulosity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
I used to have terrible pangs of conscience about what I ate--it just plagued me, but I think what Cron said makes so much sense:
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To me one's diet should be about ethical choices for the animals, for one's health, and the good of the environment. IMHO something is lacking in someone if they start to obsess over minute details about the salubriousness of the food, especially how impossible it is to have a perfect diet in this world.
Better to find what you are lacking inside somewhere else.
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I'm going to remind myself of that next time I start to go into the 'Zone.'
Mitja--count yourself lucky!