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The first element of the pattern is an associated representation of the perceptual cue that triggers the problem behavior or response. In the visual system this will be an image, in the auditory system a sound or voice, and in the kinesthetic system it will be a tactile (or proprioceptive) sensation of an external event.
I need to mention here an absolutely crucial distinction when working in the kinesthetic system, that between:
Just as I can see an image or hear a song, and have the meta-kinesthetics of disgust or joy about what I see or hear, I can experience a light sensation moving on my chest as a crawling insect or as my lover inviting my attention—with quite different meta-kinesthetic feelings about the kinesthetic perception.
Because the perceptual kinesthetics and the meta-kinesthetics exist in the same system, it is sometimes difficult to precisely discern which is which. Perceptual kinesthetics are sensed primarily by the skin, and particularly by the hands, face and other more sensitive areas. In contrast, meta-kinesthetics are usually sensed primarily in the torso, particularly along the midline. However, aspects of these emotional responses may also be felt in any part of the body. Fundamentally what we need to do is distinguish between the perception of an event and the evaluation about an event.
The cue in a kinesthetic swish will always be a perceptual kinesthetic: the associated feeling of a hand on my neck, a feeling of weightlessness, an itching sensation on my legs, etc. In some cases the cue may be an imagined or constructed external kinesthetic perception.
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