(Niedenthal, 2007, Weerdmeester et al., 2020) dysregulation in our physiological parameters underpins many problems in mental health (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, McKay & Storch, 2011). Our physiology is an important entry point to self-regulation of our psychological and psychosocial wellbeing. Biofeedback is hardcoded in our survival that depends on us taking action in the outside world to meet our internal needs (Khazan, 2013, 2019). Inna Khazan, a Harvard-trained clinical health and performance psychologist, describes biofeedback as the clearest and most effective way to understand the messages your body is sending you, and know what kinds of changes you need to do to address them. Based on what our stomach tells us, then we make a decision. Researchers and healthcare professionals who study biofeedback could say that this simple case of deciding to eat is an instance of using biofeedback. We practice this matching between our external world and our inner life every day, without realising, even when we eat we not only need to both know if a food source is available externally, but we need to “have a feel for” our stomach to understand if we need/want to eat. We do this constantly by deciphering our internal messages and attributing them to correct external causes. Our daily decisions and actions depend on us judging a variety of external factors and how they affect us. Everyday we listen to our own body to navigate through our highly complex psychosocial and physical world.
0 kommentar(er)
