I sometimes wonder how much our language influences our behavior.

There are clearly somewhat distinct sensations that in my English-riddled mind all resolve to ‘hunger’. Then in my head i think ‘hmm, I’m hungry’ and so i do what i do when I’m ‘hungry’. I think this is what leads to me those curious moments where I’m standing in front of the refrigerator trying to remember how I got there.

I’ve recently started using ’snacky’ when i have that desire to crunch on something salty. As dumb as it sounds it has helped me ride it out vs mindlessly grabbing something from the pantry.