The body naturally attempts to keep itself regulated. Our “thinking brain” and “feeling brain” work together when we are regulated but start to have trouble connecting as we become more dysregulated.

Dysregulation occurs for various reasons such as response to external/internal stimuli. As we become more dysregulated and are operating from our “feeling brain,” we engage in behaviors that we typically would not engage in and that are driven solely by emotion. 

In order to not “flip our lids,” we have to become familiar with how our body responds to dysregulation, what causes it, and how to regulate. We learn that in order to be our “best selves,” we have to utilize various coping skills (varying degrees depending on our level of dysregulation) to move back to our “thinking brain” and “feeling brain” working together.