Three Life Lessons I Have Learned from Fasting

Insights from a Long-Term Faster

Illustration by me

Most of the time, I am doing 24, 36, or 48-hour fasts, with one or two meals between them– I have been doing this for around four years now. My reasons for doing so relate mostly to mental health benefits, namely reduced anxiety. Over this huge period of time, I have learned some important lessons about life that I don’t think I…