http://www.rlgibson.com/2009/10/psychomachia-gluttony/ The Xerographist Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rlgibson.com/2009/10/psychomachia-gluttony/comment-page-1/#comment-12 R.L. Gibson Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:43:02 +0000 http://www.rlgibson.com/?p=194#comment-12 I chased the demon of Gluttony for many years...and still do...just not with food...for the moment. Damn, I could use some chocolate right about now. :) I chased the demon of Gluttony for many years…and still do…just not with food…for the moment. Damn, I could use some chocolate right about now.

]]> http://www.rlgibson.com/2009/10/psychomachia-gluttony/comment-page-1/#comment-11 barbara Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:45 +0000 http://www.rlgibson.com/?p=194#comment-11 Well I believe it starts at birth when the suckeling instinct hits. That nurturing moment gives a sense of security & reduces the fear factor of pain of starvation. Once we recognize how good that feels, it becomes a program some of us run to compensate for other threats. Whenever I even think about dieting I go straight into depression, which has the effect of my wanting to eat comfort foods. The snake with it's tail in it's mouth. For me it feels less like greed & more self comfort, masturbation for my mouth, my tummy. Food is my heroin, novacain to my brain, sleep invocation. uhummmmmmmm Well I believe it starts at birth when the suckeling instinct hits. That nurturing moment gives a sense of security & reduces the fear factor of pain of starvation. Once we recognize how good that feels, it becomes a program some of us run to compensate for other threats. Whenever I even think about dieting I go straight into depression, which has the effect of my wanting to eat comfort foods. The snake with it’s tail in it’s mouth. For me it feels less like greed & more self comfort, masturbation for my mouth, my tummy. Food is my heroin, novacain to my brain, sleep invocation. uhummmmmmmm

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