kirkor Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The reintro can be tough for some people. We hear all the time about people worried that they won't be able to eat their favorite things any more. W30 skeptics say the bad reactions of reintros isn't the foods fault but it's our fault for flushing enzymes or something. The recent 'Are the risks worth it?' thread is the latest example. Well, a potentially very useful analogy popped in to my head yesterday! Think about people who live & work around very strong smells: - medical examiners (autopsies) - fish mongers - people with lots of cats and dirty litter boxes - CAFO workers (manure) - garbagemen These people "get used to" very strong and unpleasant smells. However, if they were to go to Hawaii for a month and then come back to their jobs, do you think they would notice the smell?!?! Of course! The smell is always there. Gluten and legumes and the rest are always jacking with your guts. Sugar is always jacking with your blood (and your mind). We just don't notice it while we're "on the job" like a dude at Pike Place fish market. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The Dude Abides. That was awesome, Kirkor. I still think of your other analogy about the cell phone. We may drop the phone but that doesn't mean we stomp it into pieces because we dropped it. While it can be hard to think rationally when you're "in the moment", what helps me in these situations is to compare the 'screw it, I've already blown today' mentality with the idea of dropping your cell phone --- you wouldn't then jump on top of it, since it's already damaged, right? Do you have a theory to deal with the mind warp the scale throws at us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennR Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Pretty much right. You get inured to almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leahcarn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Great analogy (as a chemist, I can totally relate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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