Thread by @bennessb

Really interesting how many people interpreted this as mindfulness bashing.

This was about how I (and many other people) literally do not have the tools to interpret the signals our bodies are sending us until we've done years of research.

See also, my tweet about cipher keys.

https://twitter.com/bennessb/status/1332317790477443074

[med trauma]

For most of my life, other people *insisted* that my symptoms must have a pattern if I just paid closer attention.

Most people acted as if there was an effort & attention gap rather than a knowledge gap.

This often took the form of literal gaslighting.

The tool I needed to "tune into my body" in my case was a 24/7 heart rate monitor. Nobody suggested that.

I didn't know that was data that could help me and the tools didn't exist for consumers yet anyway.

Now that I have this tool, I'm learning so much! There are trackable patterns!

Every single person who told me to just pay closer attention without helping me find tools to interpret the data was just an asshole, is what I'm saying.

Ugh like there are corners of wellness culture that are full of the idea that your body is telling you everything you need to know.

Sometimes it's not! Sometimes it's only telling you like 45% of what you need to know so you have to go find the remaining 55% for any clarity.