EC 178: Fear of Hunger
Episode description
https://www.theshiftinside.com/tide/
to find out more about dismantling your fear of hunger.
Is this a problem for you? In this podcast episode of The Eating Coach, we dive into this topic - one that I have not heard discussed often. I talk openly about my own anxiety around my appetite, and what happened when I actually decided to experience hunger intentionally. I was very surprised at what I discovered.
Part One: Why You Might Have a Fear of Hunger
- Childhood experiences. Food was used to give adults power over you.
- Food as a way to Numb yourself out
- In both scenarios, hunger can act as a very persuasive PR tool being used by your child rebel or the part of you that feels it is essential to numb out
- I managed overeating a long time ago, but lockdown created a very powerful PR for my compulsion because I was doing too much. I dissolved Some key relationships which created lots of fear. I perceived genuine hunger which was not always genuenuine. about managing my life
Part Two: What Happened When I Faced My Fear of Hunger
I realised that hunger is not a fire, it is a tide
I realised that hunger is plastic
I discuss the role that ghrelin (the hunger hormone plays) here and the evolutionary reasoning behind the plastic nature of hunger
Part Three: Over To You
Ideas for you to get going on your fear of hunger
RESOURCES
Intermittent fasting 2.0 episode
https://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec-177-your-internal-hunger-games
The Metronome
https://www.theshiftinside.com/metronome/
Fear of Hunger coaching programme
https://www.theshiftinside.com/tide/