15/08/2026
You might think you’re really in tune with your body… but what if your accuracy is off?
Because interoception (your awareness of what’s happening inside your body) actually has three different dials.
Awareness.
Accuracy.
And appraisal.
Awareness is:
Can I feel what’s happening?
So, “I can feel my heart beating faster.”
Accuracy is:
Am I interpreting that signal correctly?
Maybe your heart rate increased because you just stood up.
And then there’s appraisal:
What meaning am I giving that sensation?
Because you might notice your heart racing and think:
“Something’s wrong. This is dangerous.”
So you can have really high awareness…
but lower accuracy…
and a strong threat appraisal.
And this is important if you tend to worry about your health or bodily sensations.
You don’t necessarily need to become more aware of your body.
You might already be incredibly aware.
Sometimes the work is learning to interpret those signals more accurately and reduce that automatic threat response.
Because a sensation isn’t automatically a danger signal.
And that’s an important part of nervous system retraining.
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