Comfort Food

I have had a revelation today.

For years, when I've been upset, I would turn to food. Salty snack food, dairy & meat were among my chosen poison.

These used to bring me comfort. Please note the use of the word "Used".

Today I had my normal lunch. It was good. And suddenly, in the midst of a week of panic & mayhem in my personal life, I was calm. A bowl of carrot sticks brought me CALM!

"WTF?" I thought.

Then I realized, I've set up a dynamic in my head whereby if I eat my old "comfort" foods, there must be something wrong. Even if that something has been resolved and is on its way to being a VERY GOOD THING, there must be something wrong because I'm still eating those foods.

This is beyond bizarre, but its my new pet theory and I'm sticking with it.