You’ve eaten, but you’re still hungry.
For what?
Nothing.
But it’s the physical reaction. Your tummy rumbles just after dinner as your mind cannot find a way to calm itself.
So you eat to feel full, to let you mind take itself off the problem at hand.
(but then, 5 minutes later, you’re hungry again).
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