Sunday Anxiety? Do this one thing now to cope with anxious feelings
Do you ever face Sunday anxiety? There's a combination of factors that can cause you to feel anxious on Sundays. Sometimes it's job stress or uncertainty about the upcoming week. Or maybe you've worn yourself to the bone socializing. And then other times, you experience Sunday anxiety when you've had a relaxing weekend and you're just...
Highly Sensitive Introverts & Groups: 5 Places Where You Can Thrive
Highly sensitive introverts and groups may not seem like a match. Many highly sensitive introverts feel drained by the amount of stimulation in group environments. Everything from fast-paced conversations of people talking over each other to perfumes and background noise can be a lot if you have a sensitive nervous system. You may feel awkward...
7 Things Highly Sensitive Children Need to Know to Thrive
This post "7 Things Highly Sensitive Children Need to Know to Thrive" was republished with permission from www.introvertdear.com. You can find the original post here: “7 things Your Highly Sensitive Child Needs to Hear”. There are certain things highly sensitive children need to know to flourish. Highly sensitive children have a special set of...
Worrying About What Others Think? What to Know and What to Do
Do you get stuck worrying about what others think? A fellow HSP requested advice on how to stop worrying about what others think of her. I get this question a lot. I want to share what’s helped me personally because, frankly, a lot of advice I hear is too simplistic. Everyone seeks approval in some way, even those who don’t realize...
Highly Sensitive People with Anxiety: What to Know and How to Cope
If you’re a highly sensitive person, you know the struggle with anxiety is real. I hear countless stories from highly sensitive people with anxiety who feel overwhelmed. Everyday situations can cause us to feel distressed in a way our non-sensitive peers may not understand. Being more attuned to your senses and surroundings, you’re...
How to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions
"How to Stop Absorbing Other People's Emotions" was republished with permission from www.tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here: "How I Learned to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions". I felt her agony and loneliness as if it were my own. Even as I write that sentence, my eyes well up and heaviness fills my heart. Then, I’m...
HSP Travel Tips: 8 Ways to Preserve Your Energy
Travel can be uplifting or downright draining for highly sensitive people (HSPs). To explore the world without feeling depleted, a few HSP travel tips can facilitate a positive experience. As HSPs, we may feel deeply moved by the magic and adventure of experiencing a new place and culture. Yet, another part of us knows that travel for us often...
Emotional Regulation as an HSP: 10 Experts Offer Advice
If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), you know that developing emotional regulation as an HSP can be challenging at times. As HSPs, we feel our emotions deeply. Whether we feel anger, excitement, or sadness, emotions fill us up viscerally and can impact our well-being. Our profound empathy can lead us to feel the emotions of...
How to Manage Performance Anxiety as an HSP
Do you struggle to manage performance anxiety as a highly sensitive person? Despite it being quite common to feel anxious about things like public speaking and musical performances, it still feels like a mystery to so many of us when it comes to how we manage performance anxiety effectively. Highly sensitive people may be more...
8 Things Highly Sensitive People Need for Self-Care
There are specific things highly sensitive people need to practice good self-care. Yes, self-care is important for everyone, but highly sensitive people tend to have specific needs. If we don’t take time for these things, we can easily wear ourselves down to the bone. When we take a look at what it means to be a highly sensitive...