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{{Infobox Body Communication | |||
| Name = Conversing with Your Body | |||
| Image = bodycommunication.png | |||
| Caption = The basics of body communication | |||
| Prerequisites = None | |||
| Risks = Possible [[Rebuilds|rebuild]]: | |||
:Short term (15-75 min) | |||
:Light sensitivity | |||
:Need to elevate feet | |||
:Attention disruption | |||
| Prev = Introduction | |||
| Next = The Body’s Responses | |||
| Questions = | |||
*[[#The Language Your Body Understands|How can I talk with my body?]] | *[[#The Language Your Body Understands|How can I talk with my body?]] | ||
*[[#Your Body’s Responses|How will my body talk back?]] | *[[#Your Body’s Responses|How will my body talk back?]] | ||
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*[[#Verification of Correct Sensation Identification|What if I taught someone else but I don't know if they're doing it right?]] | *[[#Verification of Correct Sensation Identification|What if I taught someone else but I don't know if they're doing it right?]] | ||
*[[#Influencing Responses|Can my opinion skew or change what my body tells me?]] | *[[#Influencing Responses|Can my opinion skew or change what my body tells me?]] | ||
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<b>Conversing with your body</b> involves learning how to communicate with your body in a reliable manner, without interpreting vague signals or making assumptions. Reliable communication has two components: clear-cut action intentions that your body can understand, and clear-cut sensory responses that direct or discourage the clearly intended action. If you intend an action, your body will understand that action intention. If you pay careful attention to a single body part when you intend that action, your body can respond with behavior-directing sensations that encourage or discourage that intended action. | |||
The following are lessons on how to get this communication working, and the associated difficulties and risks. | |||
==The Language Your Body Understands== | ==The Language Your Body Understands== | ||
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==Variations & Trouble Starting== | ==Variations & Trouble Starting== | ||
If you have trouble finding the sensations, no need to worry. That’s happened with about a quarter of the people that I’ve taught body communication to. It may take a little more time, but you can get it working. | If you have trouble finding the sensations, no need to worry. That’s happened with about a quarter of the people that I’ve taught body communication to. It may take a little more time, but you can get it working. This can be for several reasons. | ||
For one, since internal attempts at getting our attention and directing our behavior are often experienced as negative symptoms, there can be interference from medications or other substances, such as alcohol or marijuana. So far, I do have some evidence that marijuana causes interference with getting body communication to work, but I am unaware of what other substances and medications may also have this effect. | |||
In addition, your body may have found, at some point in your life, that these default responses were ineffective at getting you to take care of your body the way your body wanted you to. As a result, your body may have completely abandoned activating these behavior-directing sensations. In some cases, your body may have switched to providing alternative responses, such as aches or pains. In other cases, there is no noticeable, reliable alternative communication method being employed. Either way, it’s not hard to get it working again. | |||
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One of my friends had an issue | One of my friends had an issue with getting body communication working when I was teaching them. They tried to get their body to respond in their hand, like I usually taught people to start with. The sensation, however, wasn’t the normal, light tingly sensation. Instead, it was an ache. It wasn’t even in their hand. The sensation appeared in their [[The_Body’s_Responses#Arm_Responses|arm]]. It was extremely unusual. They later tended to use their [[The_Body’s_Responses#Leg_Responses|leg]] for these responses, as the sensations were easier to trigger and use in their leg, for some reason. It was a reliable way to query, but not ideal. A few years later, they did work on and quickly fix this issue, resulting in normal sensations working rather than having to rely on these pain sensations that their body had been using. Their body needed to run a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] to get it working. | ||
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#Place your hands close together but not touching. Hold them in that position. | #Place your hands close together but not touching. Hold them in that position. | ||
#Pay attention to one hand for a few seconds. You are looking for a weak sensation that feels like it is either pulling your hands closer together or pushing your hands further apart. | #Pay attention to one hand for a few seconds. You are looking for a weak sensation that feels like it is either pulling your hands closer together or pushing your hands further apart, sort of like holding a magnet in each hand, close to each other. | ||
#Move your attention to the other hand. Keep your attention on that same sensation. | #Move your attention to the other hand. Keep your attention on that same sensation. | ||
#Move your attention back and forth between hands, noticing how the strength of the sensation moves with your attention. | #Move your attention back and forth between hands, noticing how the strength of the sensation moves with your attention. | ||
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Your hands are not the only body parts that you can use to receive your body’s responses. You can learn to use any part of the body in a similar way. If you are having trouble finding the responses in your hands, you can try [[The Body’s Responses|another body part]]. Any response to any question can be received in any body part. | Your hands are not the only body parts that you can use to receive your body’s responses. You can learn to use any part of the body in a similar way. If you are having trouble finding the responses in your hands, you can try [[The Body’s Responses|another body part]]. Any response to any question can be received in any body part. | ||
Some areas are more convenient for certain types of questions. For me, [[The Body’s Responses #Foot Responses|feet]] are convenient for [[Positioning & Movement#Body Positioning Needs|body positioning instructions]] and hands are natural for [[Massage Sense|massage instructions]]. If both your hands and feet are busy, you can use your [[The Body’s Responses #Facial Responses|face]] to ask your body a question. Any body part can be used to query any question. It’s usually a good idea to avoid using your [[The Body’s Responses #Abdominal Responses|abdominal muscles]] | Some areas are more convenient for certain types of questions. For me, [[The Body’s Responses #Foot Responses|feet]] are convenient for [[Positioning & Movement#Body Positioning Needs|body positioning instructions]] and hands are natural for [[Massage Sense|massage instructions]]. If both your hands and feet are busy, you can use your [[The Body’s Responses #Facial Responses|face]] to ask your body a question. Any body part can be used to query any question. It’s usually a good idea to avoid using your [[The Body’s Responses #Abdominal Responses|abdominal muscles]]. Even though those were the first responses that were discovered and the strongest muscular response. This is because their negative response is a weak form of the vomit reflex. Your body won’t like triggering that frequently. However, it can still be used sparingly, if necessary. | ||
==Response Doubt== | ==Response Doubt== | ||
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*You can’t force your body to respond positively to something it would normally respond negatively to. | *You can’t force your body to respond positively to something it would normally respond negatively to. | ||
*If you think something is poisoned or bad for you, your body can respond negatively to it when it would normally respond positively to it. This does not, however, affect your body’s need for what it is responding positively to. It just blocks that particular source of need fulfillment that you think is bad. | *If you think something is poisoned or bad for you, your body can respond negatively to it when it would normally respond positively to it. This does not, however, affect your body’s need for what it is responding positively to. It just blocks that particular source of need fulfillment that you think is bad. | ||
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