Making Sense of Interoception

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"... Evidence is mounting that these internal senses are integral to keeping the body in balance and could be implicated in a number of medical conditions, such as anxiety, addiction, eating disorders, and chronic pain. ..."

Making Sense of Interoception | Harvard Medicine Magazine How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health. Even when the world around us seems quiet, our insides are bustling. Much of the time we’re unaware of the tumult within — of cells shifting shapes, organs releasing chemicals, or blood vessels dilating. But sometimes a signal breaks through, and we feel a pang of hunger, a fullness of the bladder, or a racing heartbeat. It’s a call from the body to the mind that something’s off, a plea for a return to balance.