In your feelings? Turns out, we all experience emotions differently
We have to be very careful not to live in denial. But we are all wired differently, and we all process life through our own set of lenses. What deeply affects one person may not have the same effect on another.
Rob Reimer • Soul Care: 7 Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul
When there is a lack of interoception, we’re unable to fully feel the sensations associated with emotions. Unfortunately, this means they remain beneath our conscious awareness and instead are projected onto others — or we find ourselves emotionally overreacting in ways that are rarely conducive to our long-term goals.
Jonny Miller / Superorganizers • The Art and Science of Interoception
So the same experience might be pleasant to one person and frightening to another. And depending on how we feel or what autonomic state we’re in, the same thing might bring us joy in some circumstances, and grief in others.