Is this why I have a hard time filling out forms? It’s like I’m not sure where to write things, on top of the line or on the line underneath? I write my first and last name in a box only to realize I was supposed to put my last name in the next box. Duh. I have an above avg IQ so this shouldn’t be hard. And My husband is a computer geek and can’t understand why I tell him I am overwhelmed with all the info on a computer screen-I can’t figure out what to click to do something new, and I get confused by the meaning of universal symbols. If he forces me to sit down and try to focus on all of that sometimes I burst into tears. Yet I work on the computer every day. I just totally ignore what I don’t have to focus on. Am I just dyslexic? Yet once I memorize things in small doses I’m fast and accurate.
Seems more to me as if you are just at heart; afraid of or possible just daunted by the task of processing all that information. A lot of people have this exact same problem, only with things completely different. Someone who is for instance; extremely racist from their deep thoughts and upbringing would feel anxiety and stress to this same level if forced down in front of a lot of their preferred hated race~ They would fight back verbally and mentally against it; they would justify their beliefs and understandings. Even if the entire room was perfectly nice and well meaning; They would still base their reference points based on what their life has led them to believe. Comparing their life to the lives of others and either forcefully or passively use their mental database and background to hold defenses against how they can maintain their understanding of the situation. I think this is happening to almost ALL of America (if not the world) and we need to get whats going on here; People are just not taking their time to prepare themselves mentally for all the ravages of the world. We just put band aids on our problems and ignore issues. When forced to deal with them we feel soo much stress over something that could be soo simple as learning some icons; We just need the proper mental focus AND TRAINING in order to begin healing ourselves. Too many hurt minds, hurting other sensitive minds and not enough care in the world to go around. I would recommend for you to have your husband really help you by instead of sitting you in front of the computer; maybe just have a picture of one icon and a description of the basics of its uses. If you need him to; he could explain what it does a bit clearer for you. Almost even like flash cards; if you have to use the pc durring the next day or so; try your absolute best to not focus on learning anything while there; just use it to go along your merry way~ then after you feel you could notice that icon and what it does right away easily~ have another one be the main subject focus; however long that it takes you to remember them is okay, everyone learns different. Once you can go through the cards in a stack with no problem then i am sure your using the computer and beginning to learn would become a lot more welcoming! You have to break down the problem! just like math, most times you don't just know that answer to a problem, you have to use subtraction, division, addition, etc. in order to see the full picture! Master the equation and you can just recite it when you see it~
Spot on Erik. I can identify with this as a intuitive, too much sensory overload is too exhausting and makes me confused and miserable. I have to have quiet time to clear my mind when I am pursuing a goal or else I cannot function properly, not myself and its not too pretty.lol.
Deep down I crave to experience more of the sensory world,but like you stated,"the signal comes in too hot" and causes the brain to be over stimulated. When we fill in the gaps with intuition,we can do it at our own pace.Or should I say,"reality happens at a pace that doesn't overwhelm our extreme sensitivity". We are very sensitive sensors and nature found a way to make it work. The human brain is so adaptable,due to it's complexity
I'm a little late to this video but it's so helpful. Thanks!! I can really relate to the problem with "powering through sensory overload" without realizing the situation. And the importance of actively looking to decreasing the overload and making that the norm as much as possible
When I speak as an intuitive, sensors think I am saying just half of the information, and they don't understand my "language". Intuitives recognize half of the information that wasn't said and it happens automatically in their brain, like filling the blank spots. Sensors don't get what I am saying. When I see that the world only has 25 percent intuitive and 75 percent sensors I understand why do I struggle so much to put my points across. Especially being an intuitive feeler can be hell.
This is so true for me!! I get incredibly overwhelmed with too much sensory input- Even being in certain stores with bright colors is too much. This is also why my sensing husband wants me to wear more red😂. This is so helpful for me to understand going forward. Thanks, Erik!
I have a different view of this. I am usually oblivious of what is there. Then when I am faced with the reality and I try to remember what I saw I realized that the signs were there but I did not perceive those data as important or I had a different interpretation about what I saw. Does that make sense? It seems like I only see what I want to see. Since the mundane does not interest me, I miss a lot of important things that is already on my face.
I suffer with sensory overload that much that my extroverted sensor esfj bf has learned how stable me by cracking jokes that will trigger my imagination and makes me bounce around ideas then I relax. Cotton can make me even cringe sometimes
enpt here and i can always hear the subbtle sound of the outer door opening and know when people are here but wouldnt that be SE? Wouldnt i be to lost in though to hear that sound?
I can hear my neighbour doors opening but sometimes I wont even see or feel you in the room if Im busy thinking , might even stare at you but in reality I won't see you, at that moment you're see thru . Intp here
I feel as if the easiest way I could think to put it~ A sensor without enough stimulation will begin to desperately grasp at ways to pull the fabrics of their sensed reality further and further past its original framework; to make others involved in the reality that they see and believe; Fearing in their hearts that what they know is only the tip of the iceberg~ Almost like a child pulling the covers up over their faces as they tell themselves there is nothing out there in the darkness to be afraid of. With proper mentality (or help from deep internal, unselfish thought) and environment, they could pierce the darkness with their own eyes instead of hiding and reinforcing old norms. When you feel your world is being changed; you usually don't just want that to happen because of someone else's doing. Especially when you feel (sense) they are not on your side. The day there is more positive flow pumping around the world; then the sensors with begin pumping that energy through everyone so we can all keep that volume to 100. An intuitive with too much information~ would be very subject to the type of information received and their developed ability to deal with that type of information. With interesting topics and subjects; the intuitive could be increasingly involved and energized by it all and they day could be over like a breeze and still yearning for more~ where as if the information was an overload on social expectations, of unwelcome amounts of noise and temperature~ sweating begins, edginess and feeling more and more closed in your own mind; Like standing under a waterfall, never ending never relenting as it cascades over every inch of your being. Takes a lot of focus and hard labor to stay standing straight under such a stream.. It becomes a frustrating situation, some will lay there as the water crushes them deeper and deeper into the earth below~ Most will just realize it is not a good idea to stand there any longer and move on the dryer more peaceful pastures and forget about the falls until the next visit~ And a few will swing and sway under the falls; experience some for themselves... then against all odds they will notice each drop as it hits them and realize it is just water... and it can take any form if given the right catalyst! All of this i am sure you already understand! As an INTP I really appreciate all of your thoughts and ideas on the channel; They are helping draw deeper connections to a lot of my core beliefs and ideals about the human mental condition. Would love to chat sometime a bit deeper into all of this~ I came to most of the conclusions you have come to even before watching your videos and hearing you out. Feels good to know there is another like minded person who just wants to understand more about others and have us all be in a happier place in this world for it! Was hard for me a few months back as I made my push for others around me to be mentally awake~ I reached out online, I spoke at length to family and strangers; but it feels like everyone has a bit of wool over their eyes and are not able to draw the connections.. soo easy to dismiss what you tell yourself is not possible, nor give the time to weigh out the thought. Was asked by one of my oldest friends "oh yeah? you are talking like you are better then everyone, like you figured it all out but where are your degrees?" frustrating that people want to get soo mad when you tell them hey.. please just listen to this deeply and with care.. think about this with me and lets start understanding~ I think the steps you are taking are amazing and in the right place; I would like to contribute any way I could :)
Is this why I have a hard time filling out forms? It’s like I’m not sure where to write things, on top of the line or on the line underneath? I write my first and last name in a box only to realize I was supposed to put my last name in the next box. Duh. I have an above avg IQ so this shouldn’t be hard. And My husband is a computer geek and can’t understand why I tell him I am overwhelmed with all the info on a computer screen-I can’t figure out what to click to do something new, and I get confused by the meaning of universal symbols. If he forces me to sit down and try to focus on all of that sometimes I burst into tears. Yet I work on the computer every day. I just totally ignore what I don’t have to focus on. Am I just dyslexic? Yet once I memorize things in small doses I’m fast and accurate.
Seems more to me as if you are just at heart; afraid of or possible just daunted by the task of processing all that information. A lot of people have this exact same problem, only with things completely different. Someone who is for instance; extremely racist from their deep thoughts and upbringing would feel anxiety and stress to this same level if forced down in front of a lot of their preferred hated race~ They would fight back verbally and mentally against it; they would justify their beliefs and understandings. Even if the entire room was perfectly nice and well meaning; They would still base their reference points based on what their life has led them to believe. Comparing their life to the lives of others and either forcefully or passively use their mental database and background to hold defenses against how they can maintain their understanding of the situation.
I think this is happening to almost ALL of America (if not the world) and we need to get whats going on here; People are just not taking their time to prepare themselves mentally for all the ravages of the world. We just put band aids on our problems and ignore issues. When forced to deal with them we feel soo much stress over something that could be soo simple as learning some icons; We just need the proper mental focus AND TRAINING in order to begin healing ourselves. Too many hurt minds, hurting other sensitive minds and not enough care in the world to go around.
I would recommend for you to have your husband really help you by instead of sitting you in front of the computer; maybe just have a picture of one icon and a description of the basics of its uses. If you need him to; he could explain what it does a bit clearer for you. Almost even like flash cards; if you have to use the pc durring the next day or so; try your absolute best to not focus on learning anything while there; just use it to go along your merry way~ then after you feel you could notice that icon and what it does right away easily~ have another one be the main subject focus; however long that it takes you to remember them is okay, everyone learns different. Once you can go through the cards in a stack with no problem then i am sure your using the computer and beginning to learn would become a lot more welcoming! You have to break down the problem! just like math, most times you don't just know that answer to a problem, you have to use subtraction, division, addition, etc. in order to see the full picture! Master the equation and you can just recite it when you see it~
Spot on Erik. I can identify with this as a intuitive, too much sensory overload is too exhausting and makes me confused and miserable. I have to have quiet time to clear my mind when I am pursuing a goal or else I cannot function properly, not myself and its not too pretty.lol.
Deep down I crave to experience more of the sensory world,but like you stated,"the signal comes in too hot" and causes the brain to be over stimulated. When we fill in the gaps with intuition,we can do it at our own pace.Or should I say,"reality happens at a pace that doesn't overwhelm our extreme sensitivity". We are very sensitive sensors and nature found a way to make it work. The human brain is so adaptable,due to it's complexity
"The more you look at reality, the more real t becomes." Man this rang so true within me. Another great video Erik!
Wow! What depth of insight. Thank you.
Wow!!! So insightful and true! This explains so much
This is why I'm addicted to drugs.
I'm a little late to this video but it's so helpful. Thanks!! I can really relate to the problem with "powering through sensory overload" without realizing the situation. And the importance of actively looking to decreasing the overload and making that the norm as much as possible
When I speak as an intuitive, sensors think I am saying just half of the information, and they don't understand my "language". Intuitives recognize half of the information that wasn't said and it happens automatically in their brain, like filling the blank spots. Sensors don't get what I am saying. When I see that the world only has 25 percent intuitive and 75 percent sensors I understand why do I struggle so much to put my points across. Especially being an intuitive feeler can be hell.
I love concerts but I find myself going outside alot. As an INFP I like Being alone but I hate my job it's routine and bores the shit out of me
This is so true for me!! I get incredibly overwhelmed with too much sensory input- Even being in certain stores with bright colors is too much. This is also why my sensing husband wants me to wear more red😂. This is so helpful for me to understand going forward. Thanks, Erik!
This was helpful/enlightening, thank you :)
Thank you for hair apology. You are provisionally forgiven :p
Wonderful advice on keeping perspective! Thank you!
I have a different view of this. I am usually oblivious of what is there. Then when I am faced with the reality and I try to remember what I saw I realized that the signs were there but I did not perceive those data as important or I had a different interpretation about what I saw. Does that make sense? It seems like I only see what I want to see. Since the mundane does not interest me, I miss a lot of important things that is already on my face.
6:16 The news is hell...
I can't count the amount of times I've said that my definition of hell would be repetition. Spot on, Erik. (ENFP).
Intuitives are a higher from of being. Higher consciousness.
We should talk about different forms of consciousness.. There is no high or low in the MBTI. It is all a matter of perspective.
I suffer with sensory overload that much that my extroverted sensor esfj bf has learned how stable me by cracking jokes that will trigger my imagination and makes me bounce around ideas then I relax. Cotton can make me even cringe sometimes
enpt here and i can always hear the subbtle sound of the outer door opening and know when people are here but wouldnt that be SE? Wouldnt i be to lost in though to hear that sound?
I can hear my neighbour doors opening but sometimes I wont even see or feel you in the room if Im busy thinking , might even stare at you but in reality I won't see you, at that moment you're see thru . Intp here
I think sound is probably our best "sense."
7:07 Dogs are sensors... LOL.
I throw the glass against the wall and find relief lol. Good video.
Nightclubs are a no go!
What happens when an intuitive has too much information? What happens when a sensor has too little?
Too much sensory Information makes me feel like tearing my hair out. :(
ElfixAnarchist So what’s the meaning to life? Don’t keep the world in the dark. 😊
I feel as if the easiest way I could think to put it~
A sensor without enough stimulation will begin to desperately grasp at ways to pull the fabrics of their sensed reality further and further past its original framework; to make others involved in the reality that they see and believe; Fearing in their hearts that what they know is only the tip of the iceberg~ Almost like a child pulling the covers up over their faces as they tell themselves there is nothing out there in the darkness to be afraid of. With proper mentality (or help from deep internal, unselfish thought) and environment, they could pierce the darkness with their own eyes instead of hiding and reinforcing old norms. When you feel your world is being changed; you usually don't just want that to happen because of someone else's doing. Especially when you feel (sense) they are not on your side. The day there is more positive flow pumping around the world; then the sensors with begin pumping that energy through everyone so we can all keep that volume to 100.
An intuitive with too much information~ would be very subject to the type of information received and their developed ability to deal with that type of information. With interesting topics and subjects; the intuitive could be increasingly involved and energized by it all and they day could be over like a breeze and still yearning for more~ where as if the information was an overload on social expectations, of unwelcome amounts of noise and temperature~ sweating begins, edginess and feeling more and more closed in your own mind; Like standing under a waterfall, never ending never relenting as it cascades over every inch of your being. Takes a lot of focus and hard labor to stay standing straight under such a stream.. It becomes a frustrating situation, some will lay there as the water crushes them deeper and deeper into the earth below~ Most will just realize it is not a good idea to stand there any longer and move on the dryer more peaceful pastures and forget about the falls until the next visit~ And a few will swing and sway under the falls; experience some for themselves... then against all odds they will notice each drop as it hits them and realize it is just water... and it can take any form if given the right catalyst!
All of this i am sure you already understand! As an INTP I really appreciate all of your thoughts and ideas on the channel; They are helping draw deeper connections to a lot of my core beliefs and ideals about the human mental condition. Would love to chat sometime a bit deeper into all of this~ I came to most of the conclusions you have come to even before watching your videos and hearing you out. Feels good to know there is another like minded person who just wants to understand more about others and have us all be in a happier place in this world for it! Was hard for me a few months back as I made my push for others around me to be mentally awake~ I reached out online, I spoke at length to family and strangers; but it feels like everyone has a bit of wool over their eyes and are not able to draw the connections.. soo easy to dismiss what you tell yourself is not possible, nor give the time to weigh out the thought. Was asked by one of my oldest friends "oh yeah? you are talking like you are better then everyone, like you figured it all out but where are your degrees?" frustrating that people want to get soo mad when you tell them hey.. please just listen to this deeply and with care.. think about this with me and lets start understanding~
I think the steps you are taking are amazing and in the right place; I would like to contribute any way I could :)
Jesus was an intuitive... 3:16