hxyume via Getty Images Experts explain why a "brain scratch" is a good thing. “The way she says MFer scratches my brain just right,” one user wrote on TikTok referencing a lyric in Sabrina Carpenter ’s song “Please Please Please.” “.
.. something in this performance scratches my brain so well .
..” one person tweeted about a performance from the TV show “Glee.
” This slang phrase has been all over social media lately. From songs to visual performances to simple sounds, many things are “scratching” people’s brains. Advertisement Despite the widespread understanding of what it means, thanks to context clues, the phrase isn’t quite clear.
How can something scratch your brain ? What does that feel like? “The phrase ‘scratches your brain’ is often used to describe a sensation that deeply engages your mind, yields a strong emotional response, or provides a sense of relief or satisfaction like an itch,” said Janet Bayramyan , a Los Angeles-based psychotherapist. Think of the near-euphoric feeling that comes with scratching an itch, but remember it’s mental rather than physical. The curiosity and wonder that can lead up to that scratching sensation can also be “brain scratchers.
” They can signal someone “is attempting to try to figure something out or to try to think hard about something that may be difficult or troubling to understand,” added Hallie Kritsas , a licensed mental health counselor with Thriveworks in Jacksonville, Florida . Basi.
