Thread by @hmm_cook

If you're working on:

#burnoutrecovery
#AutisticMasking
#sensory quality of life improvements
figuring out your wants and needs

trying to get better at noticing and responding to what's going on in your own body is an essential part of making progress.

#AutisticBurnout
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If don't know what's going on inside come on you can't tell when you are pushing too hard, or what things are affecting you, or how, whether your being your masked or unmasked self, etc.
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People ask me all the time how to get better at this stuff and it's actually pretty simple. Thought it does take time and attention.

Noticing what's going on in one single body part in this particular moment, creates associations between that sensation and its meaning.
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Even when you don't notice anything, if you keep placing your attention in this way, over time many people do begin to notice a difference. It's slow, gradual, but it does happen.

I speak from firsthand experience.
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You can do this on your own, it's truly not complicated, but if you would like some prompts to get you started and help you along the way, I designed something to do just that.
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Sensory Moments are short prompts to gently tune into what's going on in one body part, or other sensory experiences, right then. No exercises. No shame.

Easy to modify to your circumstances. It's Pay-What-You-Want, from $1.

autismchrysalis.com/sensory-moment…+
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What ways have you found helpful to tune into your internal awareness?
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