[-jimi-]

I'm the room? In your body? In your head?

I feel the core of my being is situated in my head pretty much right behind my eyes, which of course is impossible, because that is the spot where there is no brain, and obviously the sense of self comes from the brain as a whole. Part from that, that is my feeling. Probably has a lot to do with vision.

I heard there are many takes on this. After all there is an individual experience.

But I had a therapist once that said only disturbed people feel they are in their head. The normal ones feel they are in their heart (physcially).

Thoughts?

[Mindinpieces]

Originally Posted by jimrat

I'm the room? In your body? In your head?

I feel the core of my being is situated in my head pretty much right behind my eyes, which of course is impossible, because that is the spot where there is no brain, and obviously the sense of self comes from the brain as a whole. Part from that, that is my feeling. Probably has a lot to do with vision.

I heard there are many takes on this. After all there is an individual experience.

But I had a therapist once that said only disturbed people feel they are in their head. The normal ones feel they are in their heart (physcially).

Thoughts?

I don't know what the right answer is here but for myself I am always in my head and with my thoughts, I am never really in the room or in reality in real time. At least that is what so many people have told me. Sometimes this gets so frustrating for myself becuase I am always questioning myslef whether I am really here in the room or not and to be honest, personally most of the time don't have a clue and this can be really hard on yourself sometimes just trying to figure out where you are let alone all the other things going on. Sorry if this wasn't what you where looking for and if I got this wrong. This is just my take on it or at least what I think you are talking about. Wishing you all the best MIP

[-jimi-]

I like your input.

[optimize990h]

Originally Posted by jimrat

I'm the room? In your body? In your head?

I feel the core of my being is situated in my head pretty much right behind my eyes, which of course is impossible, because that is the spot where there is no brain, and obviously the sense of self comes from the brain as a whole. Part from that, that is my feeling. Probably has a lot to do with vision.

I heard there are many takes on this. After all there is an individual experience.

But I had a therapist once that said only disturbed people feel they are in their head. The normal ones feel they are in their heart (physcially).

Thoughts?

It's ironic your therapist told you that stuff about the heart and the head. The heart is where ppl who r normal point to and the head is where the disturbed ppl point to. There is more electrical activity at the heart than the head.

[hamster-bamster]

My whole body is me: heart, brain, legs and all the peripherals.

[Inedible]

Although I feel like I am located behind my eyes it is only because vision is such a dominant sense. I still point to my heart when I say "I" or "me". Doesn't that make sense?

[Odee]

I always felt myself "sitting" in my head where my thoughts are, but I believe that largely has to do with my eyes.

I will agree, though, that when feel better I always feel physically more whole and grounded.

[hamster-bamster]

I thought that everyone pointed to the heart area when they speak of themselves. I have heard though that children point to the stomach area. Do not remember if that was true of my children.

[Hellion]

It varies.

[Umbral_Seraph]

In my head, completely seperate from everything physical, piloting my body like some defunct meat vehicle.

[TheWell]

I exist right behind my eyes to, defiantly not in my heart

[hamster-bamster]

This is so fascinating!

[Trippin2.0]

In the centre of my body, where my last 2 ribs meet... In my soul... Atleast thats where mine feels to be.

[thickntired]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

In the centre of my body, where my last 2 ribs meet... In my soul... Atleast thats where mine feels to be.

I would usually think head, but in my pilates classes we work on our core. This is like the area Trippin is describing.

I feel more influenced by this area since taking pilates and learning breathing exercises.

[Trippin2.0]

Yes, core is fitting. I am in my core still pretty sure my soul is there too tho.

I seem to reside in the front and top areas of my head. This would correspond to the frontal lobes of the brain. Some of its functions are reasoning, judgement, planning, and memory. All these contribute to who I am, so I think that is why I feel I "reside" there.

[-jimi-]

Thanx for all the answers. I guess it's pretty normal to have different ideas of it. But the head is quite common. But my old T would say it's because we're all mad... She was like that.

[healinghearts]

It varies. So does perspective.

[Iamhealingme]

Interesting...never really thought about it. I would say I reside most from the top of my head to my throat. When I feel in my heart area all the hurts and some of the good stuff surfaces and if I can't handle it I stomp down on it. I've always had a funny thing happen...when I'm trying to absorb a concept or idea that rings true to me and in accepting it, the top of my head seems to balloon as if its not quite going to blow up..lol.

[Anika.]

I feel I am in all of my body, and not just in my body, but slightly outside of it. Of course vision would center me behind the eyes. I would assume that other people MI or not would also experience this since it is like a window. That to me is just perception. I feel like me energy, which is me.. Soul whatever you call it encompasses my whole body and emanates a bit outward. Which might be why my personal space begins before my body starts. In other words I have not a clue! Interesting topic.

[Turtleboy]

i feel for sure in my head behind the eyes too, i always imagined a tiny me in there working the controls

[Lauru]

Ok, now I feel REALLY weird. I feel like I am at the very top of my head far in the back, looking down at this body. It doesn't feel like my body. In fact, I am not even sure I am real. But I am away looking down on "my" body and I don't know if I even control it or if I am just watching the show, you know? Does this make sense to anybody? I suppose I should mention that I disassociate quite a bit. Well, I am pretty sure that I am mad, crazy, loco, whatever.