Fear is quite the interesting entity.
Fear creeps and chills and tingles.
And, yet,
It sweats and tickles and turns.
As I sit writing this, I turn around in fear of demons after viewing Paranormal Activity II. Regardless, this concept of fear is much different from what I usually experience.
My more regular idea of fear is not that of ghost and goblins; rather, it is, as I would assume it is for most, an abstract entity. I experience the emotion of fear as an extreme, irrational version of anxiety.
"Fear foods" are a common word to describe foods Ed has banned. This constitutes fear in that it, too, is irrational and extreme anxiety. Although it seems silly to outsiders, "fear foods" are a huge part of eating disorder recovery, in that they allow the disordered to understand how indeed illogical their fear truly is, and that nothing bad would happen if they continued to experience and consume that food.
Perhaps hitting at more of the core issues surrounding psychological disorders are fears of people or actions, such as social anxiety or trauma. In order to recover from these fears, intense therapy must be gone through.
Of what are you afraid?
What do you fear?
Interesting post! If I may ask, what kind of foods does Ed ban?
ReplyDeleteEd can ban anything from pizza to bread to fruits, but for me, it's mostly fried foods and sweets at this point. I'm (slowly) learning that these foods are all healthy in moderation, just like everything else.
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