Social rejection seems to be the cause of many self-destructive behaviors. So what is so awful about feeling alone? When people feel alone or disconnected from society, it's not a normal state of being for a human, which may cause people to adopt unusual or self-destructive behaviors.
What specifically happens to someone who feels socially disconnected?
Feeling alone may encourage people to think in the short-term rather than the long-term, choosing momentary pleasures in spite of the long-term risks they can bring. In the wake of a breakup, you don't often hit the gym, go on a diet or start saving money for the future.
How was this link determined?
The experiments compared the behavioral tendencies of students who were told that, based on personality tests, they were either likely to end up alone, be constantly surrounded by friends and loved ones, or live a life full of accidents.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2002;83:605-615
This is an all too common pattern that has been a major contribution to why nearly 2/3 of the US is overweight and well over ¼ are obese. Many people will use food as a "drug" to treat their emotional challenges.
They go for the carbs that invariably increase insulin levels and secondarily their weight.
Fortunately, there are better alternatives. Psychological acupressure techniques like EFT have been profoundly effective in my practice.
This is such a pervasive problem that I am actually in the process of finishing my first major book on this very topic. It will be released next spring and be published by Putnam.
I am very excited about this as writing the book has forced me to seriously reexamine some of my long held beliefs about my eating plan, and to no one's surprise it became obvious that my plan needed a major revision.
This time I think I have finally learned the solution that will bring some sanity to the whole debate as to how people can finally successfully balance a no-grain low-carb diet to their own unique biochemical needs.
The answer revolves around Metabolic Typing.
I recently adopted this approach for the Optimal Wellness Center and the initial results are very positive.
I will be providing more details of my revisions in future issues of the newsletter. The book I am writing will also include extensive practical recommendations on how to use EFT in a practical way to control your eating.
However, you don't have to wait till next year to read the book as you can get a glimpse of how to do EFT by reviewing the free EFT Manual that is available online.
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