tertiary · Connected

Receptive

Part of the Nervous System States Wheel

What is Receptive?

You can take in care, information, and connection without defensiveness. Your system is not braced for threat.

When you might feel receptive

Receptive is a specific form of open, which itself is a type of connected. You might experience this feeling in situations where connected is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define receptive.

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