Posted by lalaland7 on November 11, 2004, at 19:39:12
In reply to moving on, here's my question, posted by lostforwards on November 11, 2004, at 15:31:17
> That was a little off topic wasn't it? Oh who cares. It's stupid game to play...
>
> I'll just psycho-babblize this.
> Is image really in your mind?
> I had a really strange experience when I was really stressed and while I was on an AP at the same time. My arms looked thinner. I had a similar experience after having a mood swing.
> Is their brain chemistry behind how you percieve your own body?
>
>Absolutely there is brain chemistry involved. Take the example of an anorexic (which is considered to be a psychological affliction) they look in the mirror and see a fat person when they are dying and thin. Also in response to Linkage...being overweight is not considered to be healthy and can kill you in the long run with all the health problems that go along with it. So I still say it is better to be healthy physically and slightly off psychologically(lord knows the rest of the world is!)than to be overweight with physical ailments and a happy brain. Your brain is not the actual part that walks you around goes on vaccations and plays tennis (I know neurologically the brain signals your limbs to move but you know what I am getting at hopefully)All in all my hope is that there is a a happy medium in there for all of us. Take care!
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