42 sats \ 16 replies \ @398ja 28 Sep \ on: What's the longest you have gone without food, and why? alter_native
Two weeks
That's a long time. Was it something you did intentionally? What were the circumstances?
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I was at university and had just read about fasting (back then, there was no Youtube, and new and reliable knowledge was acquired mostly by reading books)
I was so enthusiastic that I decided to give it a try. My flat mate joined, which made it easier.
I will never forget that feeling, after the first three days, when you loose the hunger sensation, the world looks completely different.
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I love that. I find that is gets much easier after the first couple days. I have never gone longer than 5 days though. I quite mostly because of the mental struggles. I might be ready to go longer.
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You have to listen to your body. Everybody is different.
I'm now experimenting with dry fasting, that is no food and... no water. I recently did five days. I started with two, then three, then four. Maybe next time I'll do a week... we'll see
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I did 3 days dry before. That was brutal. 5 days is so long. You have a strong will.
Dry fasting felt incredibly powerful to me though. It was a spiritual experience.
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I love vivid dreaming. All this talk is making want to start a fast.
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