Regarding activities, I usually find I crave certain activities when I get burnt out on other activities and need a break from that activity while staying occupied. For instance, if I'm doing a lot of writing at work, I may crave a spatially stimulating activity at home. It is my mind signaling I'm doing too much of one activity and I need a different one to keep from wearing out.
I think back to times I've eaten a thing and remember the sensation, then try replaying the feeling to see if it would be just as satisfying.
At the moment, I'm in the mood for a snack. I'm thinking about the dried fruit I had yesterday and the sensations it elicited when I ate it. Those same sensations of flavor and texture sound agreeable, so I'm thinking that would be nice.
Not everyone has this form of recall all the time. Some people have it intermittently. I asked my partner what she wanted to eat and she said she could not tell if she was hungry or if any food sounded good. I took this as a warning and we stopped at the nearest restaurant immediately. Fortunately, this was the right decision and we both felt better afterwards.
If you're feeling hungry, imagine the smells of a food. Sense memory tends to run deep in people. If you find that you can't recall or reject a sensation, that's okay! Plenty of folks are in the same situation.
its a craving. it just is. maybe something stimulates it but from my experience it can be pretty random.
I think its just a sudden crave of taste and it is represented via familiarity.
eg: craving something sweet or salty
that person just associated the salty with the wings.
youll find this with some people will crave gummy worms or specific chocolate bar and its just the sweetness.
later in life as you learn how your body works youll just grab the closest thing available if that thing isnt around.
The boston legal thing i get cuz once in a while dont we all crave a bit of James Spader now and again? that's a flavour you cant substitute.
Maybe i've never really spent time learning how my body works and what I want. I've always felt like I shouldn't really have any needs because then I would take space from other people. Not sure where that comes from.
I understand it as "brain hunger" rather than actual hunger. Ideation around food noise, you know?
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