Jimmy asks Doug to recognize how his body moved through the room that night. What was he doing with his muscles? “Clenching them,” Doug says. And what was his heart rate doing? “Racing.” Jimmy stands up for a minute, asks if Doug’s body was lax or stiff? “Stiff.” And then Jimmy takes on the posture, shows Doug and the group what it looks like. His back curves slightly like a boxer’s, his fists are clenched, his face hardens. He’s got one shoulder slightly jutting out, his weight on the balls of his feet like he’s ready to pounce. In the context of the room, which is relatively relaxed and
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