Body Signals Are Data, Not Orders

A body signal is an alert, not an instruction. Label The Signal Mindfulness gives you a clean label: tight jaw, shallow breath, heat, cold hands, tunnel vision. Labeling turns the emotion from the whole room into one object in the room. Reopen Attention Once named, the signal competes less for attention. That lets you return to the actual question, the actual stakes, and the actual next move. Reappraise From Data Cognitive reappraisal works better after labeling because you are updating meaning from evidence, not from raw activation.

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