The best way to become more comfortable with the sensations it can generate is to expose yourself to them. Our bodies are capable of giving rise to a great range of sensations. Facing Your Fears: Interoceptive Exposure Whenever Bill noticed his heart beating, the meaning he associated with it was “I’m going to have a heart attack”. He began to monitor his pulse, and would walk everywhere slowly so as not to over-stress his heart. He started to pay more attention to his heart, and would worry if he noticed it beating fast or if he felt it was beating irregularly. When they were both 25 Bill’s friend died in a car crash and Bill became more aware of how fragile life can be. Remember that CBT says it is not situations, events, or sensations that bother us – it is the thoughts we have about them, or the meaning that we bring to them.īill’s father had died from a heart attack at a young age and Bill had always worried that the same thing could happen to him. However, because we have to live in our bodies these kinds of fears can prove limiting! Identifying The Difficult Meaning Associated With A Body Sensation It is not unusual to dislike certain body sensations and sometimes we can become afraid of them. When we are anxious we can feel jittery and on-edge. When we are sad or low we can feel tired and heavy. Different emotions are associated with different sorts of body states.
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