Interoception General
My body signals are clues to my _____?
Emotions
Feelings
Ways my heart can feel
- pounding
- fast
- slow
- racing
- light
If I have a dry mouth I could be feeling...
Thirsty
How many legs does a spider have?
8
Noticing the way my body feels is helpful
True
True or false?
I can add up all of the body signals in my body to help me figure out how I feel.
True
Ways my muscles can feel
- tight
- tense
- slow
- still
- burning
- shaky
- fidgety
If I have a tight chest, fidgety hands, fast brain, pacing feet, antsy mucles I could be feeling...
Anxious
If you freeze water, what do you get?
Ice
Even though they might not feel good, uncomfortable body signals give me __________ about what I can do to change the way my body feels.
Information
Heavy eyes + heavy muscles =
- tired
- exhausted
- sick
- fatigued
Ways my brain and head can feel
- focussed
- dizzy
- fast
- distracted
-tight
- blank
- sore
- full
- empty
If I had 'too much' ears, fast brain, shut off voice I could be feeling...
Overwhelmed
Scared
Anxious
Worried
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
I need to go to the bathroom
Jumping feet + fast heart + loud voice =
- excited
Ways my stomach can feel
- growling
- empty
- nauseous
- full
- empty
- heavy
- butterflies
If I have loose muscles, focused brain, talking voice I could be feeling...
Calm
Okay
All good
What's the response to "see you later, alligator?"
"In a while, crocodile."
Noticing I have tight muscles, fast heart and a loud voice tells me I need to...
Take some time to relax
True or false?
We all feel the exact same body clues for our emotions.
False.
What my body feels like when I'm angry is different from what someone else's body feels like when they are angry.
Ways my ears can feel
- focused
- shut off
- distracted
- sensitive
- too much
- need quiet
- sore
If I have clenched hands, curled toes, hot head, tight muscles, grumbly voice I could be feeling...
Frustrated
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
The things I can do to change the way my body feels when it is uncomfortable can be called...
Feel-good actions!