{"id":2453,"date":"2013-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/fear-of-hunger-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:22:47","slug":"fear-of-hunger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/fear-of-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of Hunger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"set-post-thumbnail\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Set featured image\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/wp-admin\/media-upload.php?post_id=2453&amp;type=image&amp;TB_iframe=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/woman-very-afraid-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman very afraid\" width=\"162\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a>One of the things I learned very shortly after beginning the <a title=\"Hunger is the Best Seasoning\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/hunger-is-the-best-seasoning\/\">Am I Hungry?\u00ae<\/a> program, is that I have a fundamental fear of hunger. As I&#8217;ve continued to practice the concepts, I&#8217;ve come to understand how deep seated it is, how much energy I&#8217;ve expended, and how much <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/articles\/what-does-overeating-mean\">overeating<\/a> I&#8217;ve done trying to prevent hunger throughout my lifetime. I just flat don&#8217;t like feeling hungry. It provokes insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Then, I learned something else last night. My stepson, who lives in Texas, arrived for a visit. After I came home from work, he, my husband, and I had a wonderful time catching up. Suddenly, we realized we were hungry and decided to go to one of our favorite Italian restaurants. As it is also a favorite for others in the neighborhood, there was a bit of a wait time. We continued to chat, laugh, and tell stories.<\/p>\n<p>Once we were seated, and <a title=\"The Gentle Politeness of Our Bodies\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/the-gentle-politeness-of-our-bodies\/\">I gauged my hunger<\/a>, I was very surprised to discover I was a 2 (starving) on the Hunger and Fullness Scale (see chapter 2 of <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/marketplace\">Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>How had I allowed myself to get that hungry without feeling anxious? Of course, it&#8217;s because my attention was elsewhere; I was absorbed. It was fascinating to realize that my hunger experience hadn&#8217;t been the least bit scary.<\/p>\n<p>So, it really isn&#8217;t hunger that triggers my fear, it&#8217;s my <a title=\"A Little Wiser\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/a-little-wiser\/\">thoughts and beliefs about hunger<\/a>. Now, I suppose if I&#8217;d waited much longer to eat, my <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/hunger-is-the-best-seasoning\/\">hunger<\/a> would have demanded my attention, but knowing that I can reach a 2 and barely notice has given me &#8220;food for thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article has been updated from a previously published version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoyed this article? 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