Mental Obesity

Most of us are afflicted with a condition that I call Mental Obesity. We carry an excessive amount of FAT in our brains. Here FAT stands for Faltu Thoughts ( I just thought of it by the way!). These thoughts are undigested remnants of the past which keep sitting in our mental gut and adding to our mental weight.

Where do these thoughts come from? They come from the past, the what if scenarios that we torment ourselves with, the sad memories that we stubbornly hang on to and the sadness we refuse to let go. Some of these thoughts are a result of television programs and popular media too.

Why do we do that some people would ask. We do it because it gives us something to hang on to in this madly rushing life. Think about it! If you look back, you realize time has flown by. Before you realize, you are in your 20s or 30s or 40s. The future is uncertain and time is running like this fast train which is just speeding at a breakneck speed. So, some people tend to break off some parts of their experiences which would otherwise just fly past and store them in their brain. They then keep ruminating on these experiences which makes them feel in control. Such people hate those who believe in letting go because that would take away the percieved power from them because using these menories they can hold others hostage.

In most cases, mental obesity is worse than its physical counterpart. In other cases, physical obesity is a manifestation of the mental obesity because we take those emotions into our body through emotional eating.

The problem of mental obesity most of the times infects the entire family, community and nations where they are unable to let go of the past. It does not allow new experiences since they are always seen with reference to the past.

Suprisingly though, emotional obesity is easier to deal with. The only thing you need to do is to let go of the past.

Are you ready to do that? Lets talk in the comments section.