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by michael1999 236 days ago
Either can create the other. Thoughts can raise or lower the heart-rate. Bracing the body can restrict breathing. Shallow breathing changes the acidity of the blood which then activates the sympathetic system which changes thinking.

The thesis of TBKS is that the body can continue a feedback loop which encodes a prior strong emotion without active thought. Consider something as simple as a limp that persists after the acute injury has healed.