Posted by 64Bowtie on June 7, 2004, at 13:58:04
In reply to Re: Somatization Disorder, posted by shadows721 on June 4, 2004, at 22:32:38
So much is stored places we don't think to look. A background sense we all have is propriaceptor, some times referred to as our kinescetic sense, or sense of movement and placement of objects.
In order for this sense to work, our muscles acquire a memory to regulate speed, force, distance and release. Example is the baseball pitcher. The pitcher could walk up to the catcher and place the ball in the mit, but where's the fun in that. So, the pitcher's body does something miraculous. By practice, practice, and more practice, the pitcher's body habituates (forms a habit) to release the ball at an exact moment to send it to the mit safely and accurately, from 66.5 feet away.
Too many of my "bad" habits have components in "muscle memory" such that I go down that path of dysfunction, often without my brain engaged at all. Why do I feel good about that path until that moment we all dread when what we are doing, all turns BAD? I surmize its because I have acted on the faith that I "am being taken care of".
So my body let me down? No. I didn't take enough care and my body did the best it could. "Muscle memory" has no facts, only feelings.
What do you think?
Rod
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