Body
William Blake, Albion Rose, 1796
“It is safe to say that when we are not in effective control of our lives, as when we are in unsatisfying relationships, our physiology may get painfully involved in that loss of effective control. We may not get sick, but we cannot have a totally normal physiology any more than we can feel good when we are frustrated.” (William Glasser)
There is always a physiological element to how we feel – in other words, our body is involved. Every emotion that we experience relates to a particular biochemical condition in our brains as well as to other involuntary bodily responses. For example we might sweat when we are nervous or get a rush of adrenaline if we are angry. We all know from our own experience that stress can affect our physical health. In counselling we might explore techniques to manage and prevent stress and anxiety, working with both mind and body. Building our awareness of what is happening for us in our bodies can help us to understand ourselves much better and we can even use this information to influence how we feel in different situations in life.
There is always a physiological element to how we feel – in other words, our body is involved. Every emotion that we experience relates to a particular biochemical condition in our brains as well as to other involuntary bodily responses. For example we might sweat when we are nervous or get a rush of adrenaline if we are angry. We all know from our own experience that stress can affect our physical health. In counselling we might explore techniques to manage and prevent stress and anxiety, working with both mind and body. Building our awareness of what is happening for us in our bodies can help us to understand ourselves much better and we can even use this information to influence how we feel in different situations in life.
