How to Prevent a ‘Vulnerability Hangover’ as an HSP
If you feel raw and exposed, like you’re standing naked on a brightly lit stage, you might be experiencing a vulnerability hangover.
If you feel raw and exposed, like you’re standing naked on a brightly lit stage, you might be experiencing a vulnerability hangover.
Following inspiring people and brands, as well as building in time to be online, are two ways social media can reduce overwhelm for HSPs.
Highly sensitive people are often misunderstood. When someone tells them to “just relax,” it’s not like they can turn their sensitivity “off.”
Superman, Superwoman, and Spider-Man all had to perfect their superpowers, learning to control them without fear or judgment. We HSPs are no different.
When it comes to attending social events as an HSP, taking breaks — like going for a walk — is a little step that makes a big difference.
A brief look at some of the most popular fictional stories will show you that high sensitivity is extremely common among some of the most beloved characters.
A lot of TV and movie characters are highly sensitive and have the emotional equivalent of 3D glasses or Smell-O-Vision!
Highly sensitive people get overstimulated easily — and when you’re a pregnant HSP, this is magnified even more so.
Since HSPs are easily overwhelmed by external stimuli, certain activities are more their speed than others.
‘Climate grief’ is loss and anxiety you may feel about the climate and how it’s changing. And since HSPs feel everything more deeply, ‘climate grief’ may be more common than you think.
If you have a victim mentality, you perceive your life as happening to you instead of your own actions directing your life.
I no longer wished to “fix” my sensitivity. Instead, I created a life that aligned with my sensitive soul.
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