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  • The cause of binge disorders

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    B. Lorenzo Buckinchere

    Oct 5, 2025

    Let’s talk about obesity for a sec. No offense, but do you ever wonder why some people are fat? Though there are many nuances involved, I’m pretty sure that in most cases, the people who are overweight are suffering from a binge disorder. But what is a binge disorder?

    Binging is an overindulgence in any hedonistic activity that tethers on the brink of decadence (see: Hedonism vs. Decadence), and could eventually lead to harm. Examples of this could be food, weed, alcohol, sex, porn, television (especially online streaming), etc.

    Indulging is fine so long as you keep it in moderation. But overindulgence is a binge, and excessive amounts of binging now becomes a disorder. Ok, great! Now what causes people to overindulge?

    Perhaps there was a time while growing up when there was never enough to eat. Similar to people who become obsessed with power in adulthood because they never had any autonomy in childhood, and it had put them in harm’s way, so does the person who never had enough to eat start binging the moment they had the extra income to be able to afford more food.

    I once had a classmate who had plenty of kids, more than she can probably afford. Her father died when she was young, and she and her mother hate each other. So now she is resolute in creating the family she never had growing up, where she is surrounded by a bunch of kids who she feels would be there to love her forever.

    But what happens when the kids grow up and want to live lives of their own? She probably never thought about that, but I did, for I am such a child. My guess is that her kids will likely develop a binge disorder that’s shrouded in some kind of solitude and autonomy.

    When I was growing up, our house was the revolving door for all of the neighborhood kids. This is because my brother is an extravert, and likes talking to everybody. Still have no idea how we even ended up being born in the same family, but today, I won’t even say hi to my neighbors.

    Then there is the issue of sexual repression. A man who is going through a dry spell may develop an addiction at the pornographic level due to sexual frustration. Then when he finally graduates to the real deal, that porn addiction might turn into a sex addiction.

    He may become addicted to the act itself. But once he realizes that his girlfriend cannot keep up, he may cheat on her with multiple women, some of whom may be escorts. Then he will eventually become addicted to the escorts.

    Choosing to see escorts is one thing, but becoming addicted to them will lead to bankruptcy. Speaking of bankruptcy, a man will likely become a workaholic if there was never enough money going around while he was growing up.

    Perhaps he was surrounded by crabs in a bucket. Then they probably lied that it was all due to a generational curse. Or it could just be that he was geolocked due to his time and place.

    Whatever it is, he will likely become obsessed with overachievement, and workaholism will become his binge of choice. Binging may feel satisfying at first, but as with all things that you choose to abuse, consistent binging always ends in disaster.

    Food binges lead to obesity and hypertension. Porn addiction leads to wasted time, and neglecting your real world relationships and obligations. Sex addiction will eventually lead to bankruptcy. Alcoholism will lead to DUIs. And workaholism will lead to premature ageing.

    A binge disorder can be outgrown with time and understanding. Sadly, there are some who never outgrow their binge. It becomes a permanent aspect of their character.

    The key is in being able to recognize the root cause of your binge disorder. Forgive yourself for the scarcity in your early life that caused the binge, and consider some possible alternatives that could lead to a healthier future.

    One possible alternative is in recognizing that the unconscious urge to hoard is not the answer. You begin to heal by making the concerted effort to learn the discernible difference between quality and quantity, and then choosing quality every time.

    Thanks for reading!

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  • Hedonism vs. Decadence

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    B. Lorenzo Buckinchere

    Aug 11, 2024

    It is no secret that hedonism often gets a bad rap. It is often confused with narcissism, and people who openly practice varying forms of hedonism are frequently the subject of envy and ridicule.

    Perhaps hedonism receives a bad reputation because people do not fully understand it. They think they know what it is, but if that was the case, it would be clear that what they are actually alluding to is decadence. But what is the difference?

    Hedonism is defined as living so as to extract the most amount of pleasure with the least amount of pain. That is not to say that they are lazy, for a hedonist will choose to make sacrifices under the right conditions, and for the right reasons. The only rule for a hedonist in order for him to willfully make a sacrifice is that it has to be worth it to him.

    All hedonists have a vested interest in sustainability, some more materialistic than others. A hedonist may choose to indulge in worldly pleasures, but it is not coming from a worldly place. A true hedonist can be satisfied with less, so long as he is safe and comfortable, a decadent infidel cannot.

    Decadence is defined as senseless and needless overindulgence in materialism, often at the expense of others. An infidel cannot comfortably co-exist with a hedonist, knowing that they are equally sustained. It won’t be long before the infidel tries to sabotage the hedonist, hoping it will somehow prove him to be more superior.

    An infidel needs the dichotomy of winners and losers in order for his world to make sense. He thrives on sadistic chaos, while the hedonist thrives on hedonistic chaos.

    By that, I mean to say that a hedonist will find order in the chaos of self-sovereignty, which is hedonistic chaos. While the decadent infidel will seek to sabotage the hedonist’s transcendence into self-sovereignty, causing sadistic chaos.

    Though decadence is mostly sadistic, there is also a masochistic element to it. As there are some decadent infidels who will binge on food and wine to the point of nausea. Then they will vomit to make room so they can binge some more, as was the case during the final days of the Roman empire. But the practice of gluttony is not unique to them. Wherever there is decadence, you are sure to find gluttony.

    That form of indulgence is not the hedonistic way, as there is no vomiting in our world. Sure, we may love to indulge, but not to the point of self-inflicted abuse and degradation. Overindulgence is not true pleasure, only a smoke screen to mask misery. Our mantra is pleasure and happiness all the way, but everything in moderation.

    I even have a personal rule that I do not go out to indulge unless I take care of house first. That means, the bills have to be paid, the fridge has to be filled, the trash has to be emptied, the floor mopped and the bed made.

    In that way, whenever I do go out, there is nothing on my mind that could steal my joy. I am also reassured that when I return home, I can step into an orderly house. If you find everything intact as you left it, you can be certain there were no intruders while you were away, an added benefit.

    Sometimes when you clean, you find something under a table that you didn’t even remember owning. How can you be certain of the things you own if you won’t even clean? Those who practice decadence would never clean their own house. It is either that they choose to live in filth, or they clean their house begrudgingly if they have no one else to do it for them.

    Decadence is a disease, and one of the mind. It is usually what happens whenever a civilization is on the brink of collapse, as more people tend to overindulge as a means to cope with life’s complexities. There is evidence of upheaval even in the name itself, as decadence comes from decay.

    Decadence was commonly practiced towards the end of the Roman empire, and history is now repeating itself throughout the west. Hedonists indulge, while infidels overindulge, the difference lies in one’s mindset.