| In the first place being overwieght is not a disease or sickness in the physical sense.
However part of the phychological addictions to such things is because they are 'mediums' through which people bond.
When you sit down for a family meal it is a time for bonding, or if you "do lunch" with co-workers and so forth. Important events like Chirstmas often center around a big meal.
And so we connect food, in our mind, with the people and with social conversations, and friendships.
You might sit down and talk to a close friend 'over coffee or tea' . Thus the cup of coffee becomes the 'connector' for that friendship. When seperated from them you might bond again to them in your memory over some coffee. A cigarette might be like you "best friend" because that was the medium for bonding that you used, re: smoking after sex.
So food can remind you of those family get-togethers and the sharing of conversations. It is like having your Big Mama with you even when you are all alone in the middle of the night.
If you used to pass a joint around with you old friends in highschool then smoking joints can fill that "gap" that you miss now that they are no longer around. Food becomes your mom, etc.
"Remember me when you drink wine" Jesus said. He knew about this bonding effect which we now call a "phycological addiction". Now millions are addicted to 'breaking bread together' at church, which creates a 'bond' between you and the church and the people there.
but knowing this truth can help to liberate you from that 'bondage'.
It is not a medical problem. |