Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

Well, I think it's very unbelievable for people.

Well, I think it's very unbelievable for people.

There are kind of, again, analogies for this in life. If you think about your foot or your feet for even a moment, they feel different than if you're not thinking about them. Because our bodies are awash with all of these sensations at all times that we could feel instantly.

There are kind of, again, analogies for this in life. If you think about your foot or your feet for even a moment, they feel different than if you're not thinking about them. Because our bodies are awash with all of these sensations at all times that we could feel instantly.

There are kind of, again, analogies for this in life. If you think about your foot or your feet for even a moment, they feel different than if you're not thinking about them. Because our bodies are awash with all of these sensations at all times that we could feel instantly.

if we paid attention to them, but because our brains can only handle so much information, we just eradicate that white noise so we can pay attention to the conversation we're having or important things in the room. So first of all, it takes very, very little for your body to feel different. All you have to do is pay attention to it and you will notice stuff.

if we paid attention to them, but because our brains can only handle so much information, we just eradicate that white noise so we can pay attention to the conversation we're having or important things in the room. So first of all, it takes very, very little for your body to feel different. All you have to do is pay attention to it and you will notice stuff.

if we paid attention to them, but because our brains can only handle so much information, we just eradicate that white noise so we can pay attention to the conversation we're having or important things in the room. So first of all, it takes very, very little for your body to feel different. All you have to do is pay attention to it and you will notice stuff.

these things are supposed to be automatic you've been learning them your whole life but Matthew became aware there was something wrong with his feet so the minute he pays attention to his feet they feel strange and then what does that do it makes him pay even more attention to his feet it becomes a kind of a looping thing that gets out of control

these things are supposed to be automatic you've been learning them your whole life but Matthew became aware there was something wrong with his feet so the minute he pays attention to his feet they feel strange and then what does that do it makes him pay even more attention to his feet it becomes a kind of a looping thing that gets out of control

these things are supposed to be automatic you've been learning them your whole life but Matthew became aware there was something wrong with his feet so the minute he pays attention to his feet they feel strange and then what does that do it makes him pay even more attention to his feet it becomes a kind of a looping thing that gets out of control

So that's how you change the sensation in your body. But then think about motor activity. So I always give examples like sports people. So only some sports people can take penalty tries. You might be brilliant at something when no one's looking at you, but the scrutiny of the crowd completely affects your ability to coordinate your muscles.

So that's how you change the sensation in your body. But then think about motor activity. So I always give examples like sports people. So only some sports people can take penalty tries. You might be brilliant at something when no one's looking at you, but the scrutiny of the crowd completely affects your ability to coordinate your muscles.

So that's how you change the sensation in your body. But then think about motor activity. So I always give examples like sports people. So only some sports people can take penalty tries. You might be brilliant at something when no one's looking at you, but the scrutiny of the crowd completely affects your ability to coordinate your muscles.

Or I give examples like walking on a cliff path somewhere. Any other day you just walk, you don't think about it. But if you're walking somewhere where there's jeopardy,

Or I give examples like walking on a cliff path somewhere. Any other day you just walk, you don't think about it. But if you're walking somewhere where there's jeopardy,

Or I give examples like walking on a cliff path somewhere. Any other day you just walk, you don't think about it. But if you're walking somewhere where there's jeopardy,

Exactly. We can change the quality of both our movements and how our body feels by the scrutiny that we pay to our bodies. Very often these things happen because we are paying so much attention to the body and then we expect the body to behave in a certain way. way and therefore it does. So it's not actually that unusual for people to have problems a little bit like Matthew's.

Exactly. We can change the quality of both our movements and how our body feels by the scrutiny that we pay to our bodies. Very often these things happen because we are paying so much attention to the body and then we expect the body to behave in a certain way. way and therefore it does. So it's not actually that unusual for people to have problems a little bit like Matthew's.

Exactly. We can change the quality of both our movements and how our body feels by the scrutiny that we pay to our bodies. Very often these things happen because we are paying so much attention to the body and then we expect the body to behave in a certain way. way and therefore it does. So it's not actually that unusual for people to have problems a little bit like Matthew's.