Highly Sensitive Refuge

This simple mental trick shifts which “mode” your brain is in. Can it shut down overwhelm?

There are two parts in your brain: the emotional/irrational brain (limbic system) and the thinking/rational brain (cognitive brain). When your emotional brain is activated, your thinking brain basically goes to sleep. When you experience symptoms of anxiety, which activates your li...

HSPs are often told they are not “normal” and they need to “fix” their sensitive traits. Here’s how to respond, and even thrive — in ways less-sensitive people can’t imagine.

“Stop being so sensitive — it is just a movie.”

“How will you deal with life in the future if you can’t bear watching someone in pain?”

“Why are you crying… again?”

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While HSPs are more prone to experience anxiety in autumn, they’re also most poised to benefit from simple practices that restore balance.

Do you experience anxiety when fall sweeps in? If your mood and energy suddenly feel off balance at this time of year, you’re not alone.

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We’re told our whole lives there’s something wrong with us for being “sensitive.” So how do you learn to love yourself?

According to the David Bowie song Nature Boy, “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” But what happens when we don’t love ourselves to begin with?

Oftentimes, it is easier to love everyone else...

Some people’s brains process horror on a much deeper — and more unsettling — level.

When it comes to horror movies, I get a strong emotional reaction that is not thrilling, but painful. And while I might be convinced to watch anyway — usually under some major peer pressure — it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m having a good time.

Of course, people like me get made f...