The ability to count your own heartbeat could be the answer to lowering anxiety and managing other conditions like PTSD, psychosis and even some aspects of autism. This skill is called interoception, and it's what British Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel has dedicated her life to researching.
Professor Garfinkel hopes that the future of addressing mental health conditions will be body and peripheral physiology-based interventions – that is, we start listening to our hearts.
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