jann wrote:As in cults, a low protein diet is a must! ... Just like a car it needs fuel to run.
Sorry Jann, but I have to call a "bullsh**" on that one for the following reason.
Much of the "anti-cult" rhetoric, on the internet and mass media, comes from America and it deeply laced with steak eating "Middle American" values who without even any "cult" involvement hate and are disgusted by hippies, environmentalist, foreigners and anyone else eating a "funny" un-American diet. Of course, the concept of the SAD (Standard American Diet) is one that has been corrupted many time by the power of the meat industries and old school doctors who know nothing at all about food, nutrition and even less about the environment (and its connection to food production). In short, it is an Ocean of Ignorance.
The "fuel" our "car" needs is 'carbohydrates' NOT 'protein'. Protein are building and repairing blocks ... NOT fuel ... and do not give strength. There are problems with too many or to many refined carbohydrates though ... including tiredness and spacing out. However ... 'brain food' is another issue. Although I still ear a strictly plant-based diet, I would be the first to admit that a) you have to watch nutrition and, b) you have to feed yourself brain foods which are, I admit, much easier found from animal products. From first hand experience, the onion issue is really no big thing either way ... except for the smell on your skin.
Traditionally, within the BKWSUs there was a TOTAL denial that health had ANY influence on
mood, intelligence and personality. A TOTAL and UTTER denial and ignorance. The only answer to all problems was, "... MORE Yoga!!!", even when doing "BK Yoga (and no exercise)" WAS the problem. Thinking at all about health, and especially nutrition, was an evil Maya and a waste of one's short life before Destruction.
Honestly, the leaders were (perhaps are ... have they improved at all?) ignorant, arrogant, uneducated and idiotic bigots. There were (I think this has changed) a lot of prejudices and control based around foods which were, basically, Indian-style preferences and bigotries. Poor, cheap Indian-style was good (lots of refined food, sugar and fat); healthy was bad. "Health bhagats" they used to call us.
So, yes, food is an issue ... I agree with the idea of herbs (especially oriental herbs like dong quai for circulation) but so also are emotions. My suggestion would be try a raw & juice style diet for a couple of weak ... as a clearing out fast only ... and then settle down on balanced, flexible macrobotic wholefood type diet. Avoid lots of floury, sugary foods and especially combinations of sugars and fats.
Can I ask about anger? Some say that "depression is congealed anger". This is not always true ... BUT ... it is a useful place to start to explore.Have you ever expressed your anger with the BKWSU and your family experience? It strikes me you must have grown up living a life of suppression and might have to still break through that. "Anger" is not always bad ... sometimes it is a symptom of a great commitment and determination to change.
For me, that "spaced out-ness" is a kind of state of almost final resignation or defeat ... a giving up on life. You would probably be better off getting angry, going punching a few punch bags, and if exercise is tough ... save your money from psychological therapists for a while and pay for a personal trainer to make your break way out of your stuckness instead.