Just had a small reminder that when dealing w/ The Outside World, one must always #SelfAdvocate! Not especially easy for a #HighlySensitivePerson like me, who is uber-conscious of overstepping.

I called to re-schedule an annual appointment.

Me: Hi, I'd like to re-schedule my July 2024 appt to August 2024. Is the August calendar open yet?

Them: No.

Me [suspicious]: Um, when will it be open?

Them: Next month.

Me: Uh, I got a July 2024 appt in July, so shouldn't August 2024 be open now?

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Finding My People: Healing Through Acceptance https://healingwithyessie.com/2023/07/18/finding-my-people-healing-through-acceptance/ #Anxiety, #CPTSD, #Disabilities, #Healing, #HighlySensitivePerson, #HSP, #Self-acceptance, #Self-awareness, #Trauma, #VisualImpairment

I don't know how to heal. I don't know who I was before I got hurt.

#MentalHealth
#HighlySensitivePerson

For any #HSP folks out there, this is a great book. I highly recommend this book. ❤️📚❤️ #HighlySensitivePerson #HighlySensitive #Empath #Narcissism #ToxicPeople #ReadingCommunity

The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50271294-the-highly-sensitive-person-s-guide-to-dealing-with-toxic-people

No is a complete sentence.

Therapist Julie Bjelland asks "Do you feel guilty saying no?"

She notes:
"Highly Sensitive People often struggle to set boundaries and yet it is essential for our wellbeing.

"A lot of HSPs talk about how hard it is to say no.We worry about disappointing someone and feel guilty if we say no.

"While that makes sense, given how caring we are, the philosophy has some holes. Resentment grows out of not being able to say no.

"Do you struggle with disappointing people so it just feels easier to meet their needs and give up your own?

https://youtu.be/jgzxOxIyVUI
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Her free class: How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Why it’s Essential for Wellness as an HSP
https://thecreativemind.info/Set-Healthy-Boundaries
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#healthyboundaries #hspboundaries #HSPselfcare #hspthriving #highlysensitiveperson

#Reading “Sensitive” and realizing that holy shit I’m 99% sure I’m a Highly Sensitive Person (#HSP) and god damn being raised by a Vietnam Veteran was absolutely fucked for how I naturally need to exist.

The attached list is incomplete but if you relate to most of these you may want to look into it!

#HighlySensitivePerson

Therapist Julie Bjelland is "at the highest level of sensitivity...So I really got incredibly passionate and dedicated about how can we make life a little easier for us."

Challenges and thriving as a highly sensitive person https://highlysensitive.org/13304/challenges-and-thriving-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/

#hspthriving #highlysensitiveperson

The traits of highly sensitive people “are often seen as weaknesses, but they may actually be your biggest professional strengths.
“A Sensitive Striver is a high-achiever who is also more sensitive to their emotions, the world, and the behavior of those around them.” - Melody Wilding.

Listen to podcast in article How our high sensitivity may be our biggest professional strength https://highlysensitive.org/13383/

#highlysensitiveperson #HSP #hspthriving

How we value ourselves can mean the difference between a life of struggle and one of meaning and abundance.

Our sensitivities probably "were not recognized as an advantage during our early development and schooling."

See video "The Importance of Understanding Our Value as HSPs" with Willow McIntosh and Julie Bjelland.

https://highlysensitive.org/13372/

#hsp #highlysensitiveperson

What Is ‘Aesthetic Sensitivity,’ and Why Is It So Important for HSPs?

"When Dr. Elaine Aron began her research on the trait of high sensitivity, she and her colleagues focused on identifying sensitivity to one’s environment as a unitary construct.

"Since then, our understanding of what impacts sensitivity levels has expanded.

"One way researchers measure it now is by looking at three sensitivity subscales: ease of excitation, low sensory threshold, and aesthetic sensitivity."

See article in The Creative Mind Magazine ▸ https://paper.li/TheCreativeMind?edition_id=be022910-acc9-11ed-81ea-fa163ed80008

#hsp #highlysensitiveperson

This morning we had a thunderstorm, and while I was calmly sipping my hot black coffee, a sudden thunder clap was so loud that it majorly startled me and it felt like a bang in my heart. As an extremely Highly Sensitive Person and someone with misophonia, it took me a good while to calm down my chest.

Then I wondered if anyone has ever had a heart attack from a thunder clap?!

✨Death by thunder.✨ Cheery, eh?!

#HSP #HighlySensitivePerson #misophonia #BlackCoffee #thunderstorm

𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚 - 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨
Up to one-third of people have particularly ‘sensitive’ brains, psychologists find. Are you one of them? Find out more in this episode of Love Your Love Muscle
Watch the recording from this live session here: https://go.cosmicnation.co/LYLM121222

⁣#highlysensitivepeople #highlysensitiveperson #introvert #meditation #mentalhealth #positivity #sps #verowellness #TMGcommunity @verowellness

Highly Sensitive People magazine

https://flipboard.com/@douglaseby/highly-sensitive-people-60lu73flz

#hsp #highlysensitiveperson

バウンダリー（HSPと境界線） https://www.moezine.com/457268/

#announcer #Boundary #HighlySensitivePerson #HSP #zoom #アナ #アナ美人 #ウェルネス #エンパワーメント #オンライン #セルフケア #セルフラブ #チャクラ #とても敏感な人 #パニック #久保田カナ #久保田夏菜 #久保田香南子 #境界線 #女子アナ #女子アナ美人 #敏感体質 #敏感気質 #線引き #自己変革 #英語 #解消

Survey - Many HSPs have thoughts of suicide

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vFDAFsix3Tw

In a survey by therapist Julie Bjelland, over 90% of HSPs have had thoughts of suicide, over 18% have attempted suicide, almost 33% use alcohol or drugs to numb emotional pain.

See more and hear excerpt of related HSP Podcast in article
"How to Improve Mental Health and Save Lives of Highly Sensitive People"
https://thecreativemind.net/8537/

#mentalhealth #highlysensitiveperson

This one is from Season 1:

Our conversation with Torsten-Roman Jacke is online! Sharon and me talk with Troja about #Neurodiversity in Corporations in general and being a #highlysensitiveperson, a #Polymath and #generalist in particular and much more!
A very long #Podcast episode with an English discussion upfront and our conversation in German following.

Give it a listen here:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/bpdif9tRJwb

Actor Jennifer Beals once said, “I get emotional all the time. I get emotional every time I make a speech, or talk about other cast members.

"Every now and again, my heart just explodes and expands.”

Emotional responsiveness is one of the qualities of the trait of high sensitivity - and it can fuel powerful performances.

See article in The Inner Actor Magazine https://flipboard.com/@douglaseby/the-inner-actor-uuhluhefy

#actorslife #actorlife #highlysensitiveperson

“I’ve always been called ‘sensitive’ or ‘highly sensitive.'” Mayim Bialik

“Sensitivity comes with so many gifts.“ HSP Therapist and author Julie Bjelland

“My mother was kind and compassionate and very considerate of others’ feelings. All those were the things that aligned with my own spirit.” Bruce Springsteen

See videos and much more in article "How to more fully realize your strengths and gifts as a Highly Sensitive Person" http://highlysensitive.org/12213/

#hsp #introvert #highlysensitiveperson

First #Christmas celebration is done. Second one is tonight. But for now, my daughter and my husband are still asleep and I’m taking some time to myself this morning to decompress with some coffee, #stardewvalley, and one of my favorite comfort shows Big Love.

#hsp #highlysensitiveperson #empath #joinin #merrychristmas #biglove

During the holidays, we often feel like we HAVE TO partake in every holiday tradition, family gathering, party, and event. You aren’t obligated to do anything. Enforce those boundaries, protect your energy. Some people may be disappointed, but that’s their problem, not yours.

#christmaseve #festivus #hannukah #newyearseve #empath #highlysensitiveperson #hsp #recoveryposse