EP:21 On this weeks episode of Thrive Like a Parent podcast Dr. B talks about what it means to be a sensory seeker.
Think of your brain as a car. There is the accelerator and the brake. And if you're in a manual, the throttle. If you are a sensory seeker, you're a gas pedal!
Sensory seekers crave a lot of stimuli.
Constant movement
High energy
Go from task to task to task.
Can't sit still at a desk
Brain constantly going.
Love strong strong flavors
Enjoy being close to people who wear perfume
Like constantant physical touch and intercourse tons.
This is a gas pedal. This is a sensory seeker.
When you live in a constant state of gas pedal, your brain will pattern itself to stay there. You will expend so much energy and deplete your gas tank to E.
NEXT COMES THE CRASH AND BURN....
Therefore we MUST create new patterns within your brain. We have to help your brain feel safe when throttling. We have to help your brain feel safe when stepping on the gas and stepping on the brake right like you have to be able to do that for yourself and feel that in figure out what you need and how to take care of your brain and body.
Listen until the very end for some tips that Dr. B has to start regulating your body today!