I had a traumatic brain injury 23 years ago and I had a catastrophic brain injury that I am continuing to recover from to this day. For some reason, I developed a “superpower “in my body in a very active interception. …(at the same time, my proprioception was greatly injured. My physiotherapist, osteopath chiropractor and massage therapist are all amazed at how aware I am of my internal organs. I can even described what area is injured or inflamed .. plus I can describe what it should feel like rather than the pain that I’m feeling upon their touch ..I even knew that my heart was off its axis. Presently I am struggling with an injury to my C3 and C4. As a prenatal educator I noticed that it is becoming a challenge to do diaphragmatic breathing…… which I have practised over the last 40 years. It feels like my diaphragm is struggling to activate and then to relax. I recently asked my medical professionals if that part of the spine could affect the diaphragm It turns out that the phrenic nerve passes through C3 C4 and C5. The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm I actually can feel that the diaphragm is not as mobile as it used to be and I can feel which side is more injured than the other. Have you ever heard of a person with a brain injury who gained this “superpower “
Since my accident, I have been able to feel the inner workings of my body to the point, it can become distracting These are only a couple examples as I could mention many more….
@@donaldagarland4194 You are not alone. There are definitely people that experience this "very active interoception”. It is a lesser talked about experience when compared to people that have a more muted inner experience. Some people report the intense inner experience from birth (or from the time they can remember) and some report that it started after some form of trauma. If you are seeking a connection with others that might share in this experience, please feel free to post in our Interoception FB Group (link). I think the community would love this discussion. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!!
Thank you
I had a traumatic brain injury 23 years ago and I had a catastrophic brain injury that I am continuing to recover from to this day. For some reason, I developed a “superpower “in my body in a very active interception. …(at the same time, my proprioception was greatly injured.
My physiotherapist, osteopath chiropractor and massage therapist are all amazed at how aware I am of my internal organs. I can even described what area is injured or inflamed .. plus I can describe what it should feel like rather than the pain that I’m feeling upon their touch ..I even knew that my heart was off its axis. Presently I am struggling with an injury to my C3 and C4. As a prenatal educator I noticed that it is becoming a challenge to do diaphragmatic breathing…… which I have practised over the last 40 years. It feels like my diaphragm is struggling to activate and then to relax. I recently asked my medical professionals if that part of the spine could affect the diaphragm It turns out that the phrenic nerve passes through C3 C4 and C5. The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm
I actually can feel that the diaphragm is not as mobile as it used to be and I can feel which side is more injured than the other. Have you ever heard of a person with a brain injury who gained this “superpower “
Since my accident, I have been able to feel the inner workings of my body to the point, it can become distracting
These are only a couple examples as I could mention many more….
@@donaldagarland4194 You are not alone. There are definitely people that experience this "very active interoception”. It is a lesser talked about experience when compared to people that have a more muted inner experience. Some people report the intense inner experience from birth (or from the time they can remember) and some report that it started after some form of trauma. If you are seeking a connection with others that might share in this experience, please feel free to post in our Interoception FB Group (link). I think the community would love this discussion. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!!
Thank you