Interoceptive sensation
Interoceptive sensation is receiving, integrating and interpreting signals coming from inside the body.
Definition
Interoception includes, among others: signals related to breathing, heart rate, tension, hunger, temperature, pain and visceral conditions. It is important for emotions, self-regulation and the sense of "what is happening to me." However, it does not mean infallible intuition - signals from the body require interpretation, which may be distorted by fear, stress or previous experiences.
Key ideas
Missing key ideas.
Practice and life
Three times a day, stop for a minute and name: breathing, tension, temperature, hunger and dominant emotion.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to ignore the body until it becomes overloaded. The second mistake is to treat every signal from the body as certain evidence of a threat.
Questions for self-reflection
No questions for self-reflection.
Sources
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