“Path of Torment: Hunger One thing I’ve noticed about clients who have weight problems is that their addiction to overeating is mental, not physical. It’s fueled by high anxiety, which is caused by attachment to mental stories. If you run into occasional life circumstances where you don’t get a chance to eat until you’re very hungry, don’t tell yourself it shouldn’t be happening: surrender to what you’re feeling. Study your own low energy, your stomach cramps, your fantasies of pancakes as if you’re an observer from Mars. You’ll find that you become less frantic to get food and less compulsive about eating it.”