When you are living with Pica,you have a very clear understanding of a high and and low PCL, you may not recognize the title but as a Pican I know you understand it  emotionally.So What is your PCL?  It is your PICA COMPULSION LEVEL,Knowing and understanding these numbers will help aid you in attacking your stressor before it attacks you, once that happens within seconds you are compulsively cramming your PFG into your mouth, What is your PFG ? Your PICA FOOD GROUP which can range from cornstarch,to baking soda,flour,dirt,ice and baby powder this list goes on. So what are your numbers? What is your PCL  ? Discovering this is very easy, I'm gonna begin with the levels of 567,this is a low compulsion LEVEL and I will explain why. In this stage your cravings are slowly peeking,your thoughts become centered on your PFG=pica FOOD group, how good it tastes,how much you love to eat it,your brain is telling your tastes buds how much it will satisfy you, your brain has reached the (Obsessive) faze of pica, Now when your brain reaches the levels of 8910, this is the danger zone! Your compulsion has begun to kick in your mouth may begin to water, you are actively seeking out your PFG and within minutes you are compulsively gorging yourself with it, If your PFG is not at your disposal,there is nothing that will stand in the way of you getting it, you are officially in the (compulsion) faze of pica,in this faze your brain blacks out so to speak,you may not realize that you have consumed and entire box of starch,or an entire bag of flour until you reached for more and it's gone or you begin to physically fill yourself "over consuming" after crashing from a HIGH PCL some people fill a false sense of gratification,others may fill a deep sense of guilt some fill both emotions at the same time, this is the mental (disorder) faze of pica, I'm sure you've noticed that I have 3words in parenthesis OBSESSIVE, COMPULSION, DISORDER, Because when treating PICA! addressing OCD is a key factor in treatment sense OCD is a "buy product" of Pica,this is why Reconizing and combating a High PCL is crucial. SO How do you prevent a low level from escalating into a  dangerous HIGH level? By calming your stressor! I'm gonna get into that a little bit more in my next blog, here are a few tips 1.when you fill yourself approaching a 5,6,7 low level sip a cup of organic black tea,or Yerba Mate tea,this will help calm the stressor associated with "High levels"  and at the same time target "anxiety" which is closely related to "obsession" 2. Mix 2tble spoons of magnesium powder and 2 tble spoons of organic marshmallow root powder, consume this with the tea (do not mix with tea) you will soon fill your levels declining and you'll fill yourself interning into a more relaxed state of mind.