A scarcity mindset often motivates a person to overcompensate for the times when access to some needs and wants was restricted.
Folks who have lived under subjugation from interlopers often go through long periods of working through their traumas, by making up for lost time in emulating their oppressors.
Overindulgence in eating, or being triggered over issues related to food can also be linked to a fear that the food will not always be available.
How does a person move on from this way of being?
Does one need to recognise the inclination within one’s self, to have the wherewithal to make a change?
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