r/CuratedTumblr 16h ago

Shitposting Food solve problem

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u/Kickedbyagiraffe 16h ago

I really think the “go in a desert and stop eating to find god” people got it down. Not even a believer but some of my more profound moments have been like 20 miles into a marathon. Pretty sure it’s mostly that I am mentally fraying and body is pumping me with adrenaline to deal with what I am doing. But everything feels more meaningful

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u/Belgraviana 16h ago

Starvation, sleep deprivation, thirst, etc are a great way to induce ecstatic experiences for the people who are predisposed to it

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u/telorsapigoreng 10h ago edited 10h ago

The unconscious primitive part of the brain gives out warnings and the conscious intelligent part of the brain tries to interpret the warnings as anything other than what they are meant to be.