Not "purge" but rather "starve" or "transform" or even better "disrupt" standard chemical pathways. As many emotions depend on dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins, starving/fasting kicks in the primary mode of operation and reduces disbalance caused by excess amount of nutrients... For instance there is a link between diabetes and depression https://archive.ph/f50wd

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And as I read this comment, I'm amazed that this user doesn't believe calorie intake is a core component of emotional regulation and stress management. Has the user ever heard of terms like "stress eating" or that "hangry" has made it into the dictionary? Or has the user ever realized that despite all the stressors of Navy BUD/S and Army Ranger bootcamps, the one thing they do not restrict is calorie intake (and why)? Alas, poor skeptical user.

I believe they're criticizing the somewhat unfounded idea of a stress-induced uncovering of past traumas in order to purge emotions about said traumas.

It’s not about the content, it’s about the delivery. People need to be more respectful of others anecdotal experiences. Evidence based Science cannot read between the lines all the time

And they are all welcome to point at the chair and claim it won't hold any weight. But until they try sitting the fuck down their critique is irrelevant.

I posit that drinking a daily capful of bleach will purge you of past trauma and negative emotions. Your critique is irrelevant unless you try it.

Except I've already tried the thing I'm "positing", so it would only be right that you try your capful of bleach regimen first, report back to me with your positive results, and then I will gladly follow.

For anyone confused enough, bleach WILL kill you.

Yeah, I guess I should state the obvious punchline in case anyone is dumb enough to follow the fringe diet advice they read on HN: Drinking bleach will kill you and thus purge you of all past trauma and negative emotions.

People don't have to "believe" in it. If what you're saying is true so easily, then it should be very easy to form a trial that proves it.

Army Ranger School does restrict calorie intake.

https://mwi.usma.edu/challenge-ranger-school-can/