- [[{1.5b} the personal unconscious]] is projected upon the body. - emotional regulation helps build tolerance and minimize emotions like shame, rejection, and abandonment. - some helpful tools to develop this regulation are automatic writing and physical exercise; see [[2025-09-21 original into the shadow brainstorm]]. - “the body is the symbolic vehicle for learning how to mature psychologically” (pg. 55). - e.g, developing perseverance, moderation, groundedness. - symbolizes [[{1.4a3b} eros and logos|eros]] and a commitment to fully engaging with your life. - being in our body humbles up and teaches us to accept our human limitations. - the more attuned to our body we are, the less compulsively we act and the easier it is to develop a healthy relationship to pleasure. - but also [[{7.1} the body as a means of control]].