Getting High On Wheat

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Does anyone else get high on wheat before they get ill? I have been sober for a long time and I am now realizing one of the ways I did it was to get stoned on wheat when things got to stressful. I was with a group last night and caught myself watching someone eat a pretzel, I got that old tingle again and knew I needed to look away before I started entertain the thoughts of how much I wanted one.

Before when things got stress full I would plop down on the couch with a bag of gluten and binge. I would first feel real good from it. Then feel sedate then go to sleep. The only way I could deal with family functions was to sit there with a plate of cookies.

Its been 6 months without gluten and I never want to go back to that physical mess that I was. I am getting better. But the stress of the holidays is getting to me. I am not special, I am sure it is getting to many people.

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Off to make some Flourless Almond Butter Cookies to take to share tomorrow!

[tom]

Of course, they affect people to different degrees, but the phrase is "opioid peptides".

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Makes me wonder whether anything called a Comfort Food is wheatless. hmmmmmm

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Thanks that was very interesting. I spent an hour googling and reading and it is nice to have a word and some backings to go to what I was thought was going on.

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[mef]

YES!

I've noticed corn does it to me too.