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The body does not understand English. You are part of your body. You understand English. Your body does not.

There is a language that both you and your body understand: the language of action intentions. It understands what you attempt to do to take care of yourself. It understands when you think about food. It understands when you think about your bodily needs. It understands your physical intentions to go for things that it needs. These are actions, things that you do, so the language has been dubbed Dolish.

There is a language that both you and your body understand: the language of action intentions. It understands what you attempt to do to take care of yourself. It understands when you think about [[food]]. It understands when you think about your [[Needs|bodily needs]]. It understands your physical intentions to go for things that it needs. These are actions, things that you do, so the language has been dubbed Dolish. You can speak to your body in Dolish by doing any one of the following:

You can speak to your body in Dolish by doing any one of the following:

*Perform an action (e.g., reach to pick up a bottle of water, to drink it.)

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The body responds by either encouraging and directing an action, or by discouraging the action. This feels different in different body parts. In your hands, it can feel like a light tingly sensation that moves closer to or further away from performing the intended action. One moment it might be near your fingertips. The next moment it might have moved back to your wrist. The sensation moves to direct movement towards or away from performing an intended action.

Sensations like this can be triggered all over the body. An encouraging sensation in the feet can feel like they desperately need to move, while a discouraging sensation can feel like you are being grounded in place. Responses in the abdomen tend to take the form of noticeable muscle contractions. The positive abdominal response is a weak form of the encouraging downward pull of needing to scarf down food like crazy, while the negative abdominal response is a weak form of the discouraging upward pull of needing to vomit.

Sensations like this can be triggered all over the body. An encouraging sensation in the [[The Body’s Responses #Foot Responses|feet]] can feel like they desperately need to move, while a discouraging sensation can feel like you are being grounded in place. Responses in the [[The Body’s Responses #Abdominal Responses|abdomen]] tend to take the form of noticeable muscle contractions. The positive abdominal response is a weak form of the encouraging downward pull of needing to scarf down food like crazy, while the negative abdominal response is a weak form of the discouraging upward pull of needing to vomit.

These sensations appear to be weak muscle contractions throughout the body, amplified by your attention. The abdominal response appears to be further amplified by also being a reflex. However, using the abdominal area is not ideal, as the discouraging response from the abdomen is a weak form of the vomit response. The body does not like triggering a weak form of the vomit response hundreds of times per day.

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One of my friends had an issue like this when I taught them body communication. 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 arm. It was extremely unusual. They later tended to use their 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 rebuild to get it working.

One of my friends had an issue like this when I taught them body communication. 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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The next lesson ~~topic~~ will teach you how to get information from your body. If you have trouble starting, continue to attempt to trigger and watch for the response sensations. However, only do so until you have triggered a rebuild. These are noticeable by a sudden need for reduced lighting, a reclining posture, often with elevated feet, and an aversion to particular behaviors, likely what you were doing at the time. Light sensitivity is usually the easiest to spot. It may feel like sensory overload, or it may just feel like you can’t think about this anymore. This rebuild state may last a few minutes to a few hours. If this rebuild is expected, it is often better to trigger it before going to sleep, as rebuilds are conducive to sleeping and sleep does not interrupt the rebuild process.

The next lesson will teach you how to get information from your body. If you have trouble starting, continue to attempt to trigger and watch for the response sensations. However, only do so until you have triggered a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]]. These are noticeable by a sudden need for reduced lighting, a reclining posture, often with elevated feet, and an aversion to particular behaviors, likely what you were doing at the time. Light sensitivity is usually the easiest to spot. It may feel like sensory overload, or it may just feel like you can’t think about this anymore. This rebuild state may last a few minutes to a few hours. If this rebuild is expected, it is often better to trigger it before going to sleep, as rebuilds are conducive to sleeping and sleep does not interrupt the rebuild process.

Do not continue to attempt to communicate with your body during this rebuild process. Your body is attempting to restore body communication functionality. Attempting to use body communication during a rebuild of body communication functionality itself can result in increasingly negative cognitive symptoms, will increase the duration of the rebuild, and may damage the functionality that the rebuild was activated to fix. It may also create a temporary aversion to body communication itself. Please see Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild.

Do not continue to attempt to communicate with your body during this [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] process. Your body is attempting to restore body communication functionality. Attempting to use body communication during a rebuild of body communication functionality itself can result in increasingly negative cognitive symptoms, will increase the duration of the rebuild, and may damage the functionality that the rebuild was activated to fix. It may also create a temporary [[Aversions|aversion]] to body communication itself. Please see [[Rebuilds#Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild|Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild]].

After the light sensitivity has passed, you may resume attempting to communicate with your body. If another rebuild is expected, it may be a good idea to wait until just before bedtime before you do that though, just in case it happens again.

After the light sensitivity has passed, you may resume attempting to communicate with your body. If another [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] is expected, it may be a good idea to wait until just before bedtime before you do that though, just in case it happens again.

Even after learning and getting used to these responses, a rebuild state may still be triggered at any time, as your body expands its ability to communicate with you through these sensations. This is perfectly normal. Rebuild states are common and not dangerous. However, not respecting rebuilds of the functionality of this new ability can cause aversions to using this ability. In extreme circumstances, ignoring a rebuild can temporarily mess up its functionality. Rebuilds are perfectly safe if you listen to them and avoid the behaviors that you are suddenly averse to. Decreasing lighting and putting your feet up during the process will also make you more comfortable and speed the rebuild process. For more information on rebuilds, see Rebuilds.

Even after learning and getting used to these responses, a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] state may still be triggered at any time, as your body expands its ability to communicate with you through these sensations. This is perfectly normal. Rebuild states are common and not dangerous. However, not respecting rebuilds of the functionality of this new ability can cause [[aversions]] to using this ability. In extreme circumstances, ignoring a rebuild can temporarily mess up its functionality. Rebuilds are perfectly safe if you listen to them and avoid the behaviors that you are suddenly averse to. Decreasing lighting and putting your feet up during the process will also make you more comfortable and speed the rebuild process. For more information on rebuilds, see [[Rebuilds]].

You will be warned ~~several times~~ throughout this ~~chapter~~ about respecting rebuild states. Please use the reminders as a chance to check yourself for any symptoms.

You will be warned throughout this website about respecting [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] states. Please use the reminders as a chance to check yourself for any symptoms.

==A Beginner's Guide to Hand Responses==

Preparation: Go into a closed room without distractions or air currents. The sensation you are looking for can feel a bit like light wind, so it’s a good idea to minimize air current interference when you first start out.

{{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |During the learning process, if you suddenly feel an increased sensitivity to light or a preference for a darker environment, stop immediately and go lay down. This is a rebuild. Let the system rest and adapt. You can get back to the lesson later. Do not attempt to keep using these internal systems in that state.}}

{{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |During the learning process, if you suddenly feel an increased sensitivity to light or a preference for a darker environment, stop immediately and go lay down. This is a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]]. Let the system rest and adapt. You can get back to the lesson later. Do not attempt to keep using these internal systems in that state.}}

===Lesson 1: Finding the Sensations===

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 The body does not understand English. You are part of your body. You understand English. Your body does not.
-There is a language that both you and your body understand: the language of action intentions. It understands what you attempt to do to take care of yourself. It understands when you think about food. It understands when you think about your bodily needs. It understands your physical intentions to go for things that it needs. These are actions, things that you do, so the language has been dubbed Dolish.
+There is a language that both you and your body understand: the language of action intentions. It understands what you attempt to do to take care of yourself. It understands when you think about [[food]]. It understands when you think about your [[Needs|bodily needs]]. It understands your physical intentions to go for things that it needs. These are actions, things that you do, so the language has been dubbed Dolish. You can speak to your body in Dolish by doing any one of the following:
-You can speak to your body in Dolish by doing any one of the following:
 *Perform an action (e.g., reach to pick up a bottle of water, to drink it.)
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 The body responds by either encouraging and directing an action, or by discouraging the action. This feels different in different body parts. In your hands, it can feel like a light tingly sensation that moves closer to or further away from performing the intended action. One moment it might be near your fingertips. The next moment it might have moved back to your wrist. The sensation moves to direct movement towards or away from performing an intended action.
-Sensations like this can be triggered all over the body. An encouraging sensation in the feet can feel like they desperately need to move, while a discouraging sensation can feel like you are being grounded in place. Responses in the abdomen tend to take the form of noticeable muscle contractions. The positive abdominal response is a weak form of the encouraging downward pull of needing to scarf down food like crazy, while the negative abdominal response is a weak form of the discouraging upward pull of needing to vomit.
+Sensations like this can be triggered all over the body. An encouraging sensation in the [[The Body’s Responses #Foot Responses|feet]] can feel like they desperately need to move, while a discouraging sensation can feel like you are being grounded in place. Responses in the [[The Body’s Responses #Abdominal Responses|abdomen]] tend to take the form of noticeable muscle contractions. The positive abdominal response is a weak form of the encouraging downward pull of needing to scarf down food like crazy, while the negative abdominal response is a weak form of the discouraging upward pull of needing to vomit.
 These sensations appear to be weak muscle contractions throughout the body, amplified by your attention. The abdominal response appears to be further amplified by also being a reflex. However, using the abdominal area is not ideal, as the discouraging response from the abdomen is a weak form of the vomit response. The body does not like triggering a weak form of the vomit response hundreds of times per day.
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-One of my friends had an issue like this when I taught them body communication. 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 arm. It was extremely unusual. They later tended to use their 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 rebuild to get it working.
+One of my friends had an issue like this when I taught them body communication. 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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-The next lesson topic will teach you how to get information from your body. If you have trouble starting, continue to attempt to trigger and watch for the response sensations. However, only do so until you have triggered a rebuild. These are noticeable by a sudden need for reduced lighting, a reclining posture, often with elevated feet, and an aversion to particular behaviors, likely what you were doing at the time. Light sensitivity is usually the easiest to spot. It may feel like sensory overload, or it may just feel like you can’t think about this anymore. This rebuild state may last a few minutes to a few hours. If this rebuild is expected, it is often better to trigger it before going to sleep, as rebuilds are conducive to sleeping and sleep does not interrupt the rebuild process.
+The next lesson will teach you how to get information from your body. If you have trouble starting, continue to attempt to trigger and watch for the response sensations. However, only do so until you have triggered a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]]. These are noticeable by a sudden need for reduced lighting, a reclining posture, often with elevated feet, and an aversion to particular behaviors, likely what you were doing at the time. Light sensitivity is usually the easiest to spot. It may feel like sensory overload, or it may just feel like you can’t think about this anymore. This rebuild state may last a few minutes to a few hours. If this rebuild is expected, it is often better to trigger it before going to sleep, as rebuilds are conducive to sleeping and sleep does not interrupt the rebuild process.
-Do not continue to attempt to communicate with your body during this rebuild process. Your body is attempting to restore body communication functionality. Attempting to use body communication during a rebuild of body communication functionality itself can result in increasingly negative cognitive symptoms, will increase the duration of the rebuild, and may damage the functionality that the rebuild was activated to fix. It may also create a temporary aversion to body communication itself. Please see Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild.
+Do not continue to attempt to communicate with your body during this [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] process. Your body is attempting to restore body communication functionality. Attempting to use body communication during a rebuild of body communication functionality itself can result in increasingly negative cognitive symptoms, will increase the duration of the rebuild, and may damage the functionality that the rebuild was activated to fix. It may also create a temporary [[Aversions|aversion]] to body communication itself. Please see [[Rebuilds#Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild|Author’s Story: I ignored a rebuild]].
-After the light sensitivity has passed, you may resume attempting to communicate with your body. If another rebuild is expected, it may be a good idea to wait until just before bedtime before you do that though, just in case it happens again.
+After the light sensitivity has passed, you may resume attempting to communicate with your body. If another [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] is expected, it may be a good idea to wait until just before bedtime before you do that though, just in case it happens again.
-Even after learning and getting used to these responses, a rebuild state may still be triggered at any time, as your body expands its ability to communicate with you through these sensations. This is perfectly normal. Rebuild states are common and not dangerous. However, not respecting rebuilds of the functionality of this new ability can cause aversions to using this ability. In extreme circumstances, ignoring a rebuild can temporarily mess up its functionality. Rebuilds are perfectly safe if you listen to them and avoid the behaviors that you are suddenly averse to. Decreasing lighting and putting your feet up during the process will also make you more comfortable and speed the rebuild process. For more information on rebuilds, see Rebuilds.
+Even after learning and getting used to these responses, a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] state may still be triggered at any time, as your body expands its ability to communicate with you through these sensations. This is perfectly normal. Rebuild states are common and not dangerous. However, not respecting rebuilds of the functionality of this new ability can cause [[aversions]] to using this ability. In extreme circumstances, ignoring a rebuild can temporarily mess up its functionality. Rebuilds are perfectly safe if you listen to them and avoid the behaviors that you are suddenly averse to. Decreasing lighting and putting your feet up during the process will also make you more comfortable and speed the rebuild process. For more information on rebuilds, see [[Rebuilds]].
-You will be warned several times throughout this chapter about respecting rebuild states. Please use the reminders as a chance to check yourself for any symptoms.
+You will be warned throughout this website about respecting [[Rebuilds|rebuild]] states. Please use the reminders as a chance to check yourself for any symptoms.
 ==A Beginner's Guide to Hand Responses==
 Preparation: Go into a closed room without distractions or air currents. The sensation you are looking for can feel a bit like light wind, so it’s a good idea to minimize air current interference when you first start out.
-{{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |During the learning process, if you suddenly feel an increased sensitivity to light or a preference for a darker environment, stop immediately and go lay down. This is a rebuild. Let the system rest and adapt. You can get back to the lesson later. Do not attempt to keep using these internal systems in that state.}}
+{{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |During the learning process, if you suddenly feel an increased sensitivity to light or a preference for a darker environment, stop immediately and go lay down. This is a [[Rebuilds|rebuild]]. Let the system rest and adapt. You can get back to the lesson later. Do not attempt to keep using these internal systems in that state.}}
 ===Lesson 1: Finding the Sensations===