It’s a commonplace among people who give up dieting that it can take months to learn to tell whether they’re hungry—they’ve overlaid the information from their bodies thoughts about whether they ought to feel hungry and whether they’re going to permit themselves to eat.
I suspect that, considering the amount of social pressure about many feelings (sexual attraction and anger are what comes to mind), a two-pronged attack might be appropriate—both paying more attention to one’s experience and considering whether one has accepted ideas about what one ought to be feeling.
It’s a commonplace among people who give up dieting that it can take months to learn to tell whether they’re hungry—they’ve overlaid the information from their bodies thoughts about whether they ought to feel hungry and whether they’re going to permit themselves to eat.
I suspect that, considering the amount of social pressure about many feelings (sexual attraction and anger are what comes to mind), a two-pronged attack might be appropriate—both paying more attention to one’s experience and considering whether one has accepted ideas about what one ought to be feeling.