Thank you so much, Lauren, for sharing your experiences as an empath and HSP. I recently posted a story of a flat tire I had a few days ago on FB and my total overreaction to something that was in fact 'just a flat tire.' Root canals are intense. Flat tires are not intense. Yet there it was, total overreaction to a flat tire and running story after story in my head at the possible future outcomes of such an event. I think many of us are exhausted with life right now. Understandably so. Life events just keep coming that we all have to somehow digest and 'move on' from. Some are not so easy to forget and kind of haunt us as they silently leave their imprint on us.
Lauren this all makes sense. Feeling vulnerable and learning to trust require courage. When we are running on empty, we don’t always have the resources we need to feel brave and deal with yet another invasion. I reflected on my own feelings around recent dental work snd recalled the knot of anxiety I felt as a filling was replaced. Your linking these feelings of discomfort to a hyper-sensitivity resonates. Thank you, as ever, for your honesty around the challenges we have to navigate and your courage in sharing these.
Hi Trudi - thanks you for your thoughtful comment and welcome to the community! There are so many assets to being a highly sensitive person, but there are things to watch out for as well. There is only so much we can take before we have to say 'no' and give ourselves a break.
Thank you so much, Lauren, for sharing your experiences as an empath and HSP. I recently posted a story of a flat tire I had a few days ago on FB and my total overreaction to something that was in fact 'just a flat tire.' Root canals are intense. Flat tires are not intense. Yet there it was, total overreaction to a flat tire and running story after story in my head at the possible future outcomes of such an event. I think many of us are exhausted with life right now. Understandably so. Life events just keep coming that we all have to somehow digest and 'move on' from. Some are not so easy to forget and kind of haunt us as they silently leave their imprint on us.
I agree Sally - we are living through chaotic times. Just one step at a time right now!
Lauren this all makes sense. Feeling vulnerable and learning to trust require courage. When we are running on empty, we don’t always have the resources we need to feel brave and deal with yet another invasion. I reflected on my own feelings around recent dental work snd recalled the knot of anxiety I felt as a filling was replaced. Your linking these feelings of discomfort to a hyper-sensitivity resonates. Thank you, as ever, for your honesty around the challenges we have to navigate and your courage in sharing these.
Hi Trudi - thanks you for your thoughtful comment and welcome to the community! There are so many assets to being a highly sensitive person, but there are things to watch out for as well. There is only so much we can take before we have to say 'no' and give ourselves a break.