‘Forest Bathing’ Is a Thing, and It Can Heal Highly Sensitive People
Can the Japanese art of “forest bathing” help HSPs in a world overloaded with stress?
Can the Japanese art of “forest bathing” help HSPs in a world overloaded with stress?
Highly sensitive people have many qualities of the best leaders. So why don’t we think of them that way?
High sensitivity and ADHD were once thought to be opposites. What made scientists change their minds — and what do you do if you’re both?
One day, I realized that the very same high sensitivity that made me feel like the victim of an insensitive world could be used to my advantage.
For a highly sensitive person, alcohol can act like a “mute button” on a too-loud world. That made it especially seductive to me — and risky.
For HSPs, time anxiety can mean always showing up early, constantly feeling rushed, or never *quite* relaxing. Here’s how to slow things down.
I grew up hearing, “Don’t be so sensitive.” What should young HSPs hear instead?
Grounding rituals are simple exercises that help you focus on your physical environment and shed feelings of stress. Can they rescue you from overwhelm?
Since highly sensitive people get overstimulated so easily, it’s important to have an “HSP Mental Health Toolbox” at the ready, your go-to “tools” for when the going gets tough.
“Sensitive” is another word for gifted. Here’s how to identify those gifts in yourself — and start using them.
Most HSPs avoid large social events. But when does a healthy preference for solitude stray into social anxiety?
Tensed muscles, racing heartbeat, maybe even tears. How do you stop this biological reaction to overwhelm without denying your emotions?
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