If boundaries with ourselves are too flexible, we tend to struggle with boundaries with others. What does a boundary with yourself sound like? “I agree not to check my work emails after 6pm” “I will not eat the whole container …
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Healthy Personal Boundaries Sound Like
Boundaries with yourself refers to the idea of drawing a line between what is okay for you and what is not okay. Sometimes we don’t know where the boundary needs to be until we cross it and we feel angry …
What Highly Sensitive People Want You To Know
If you are in relationship with a highly sensitive person (HSP), then this post is for you. An HSP as described by Elaine Aron in her book “The Highly Sensitive Person” is someone who is more sensitive to subtleties of …
How to Take Care of Yourself as a Highly Sensitive Person
A Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) as described by Elaine Aron in her book “The Highly Sensitive Person” is someone who is more sensitive to subtleties of the environment, has a more sensitive nervous system and more active insula (the part …
The Benefits of Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
A Highly Sensitive Person as described by Elaine Aron in her wonderful book “The Highly Sensitive Person” is someone who is more sensitive to subtleties of the environment, has a more sensitive nervous system and more active insula (the part …
Why Is It Important For Highly Sensitive People To Learn To Say “No”
Research has shown that highly sensitive people (HSPs) have a heightened sensitivity to how others are feeling, AND a tendency to feel the way the other person is feeling. So, if someone they love is sad, they have a tendency …
How To Self Care When Feeling Overwhelmed
Anyone can feel overwhelmed for any reason, but for ‘highly sensitive people’ (HSP), overstimulation can quickly lead to overwhelm. As an HSP your nervous system is more attuned to the environment than other people. This means you will have a …
Highly Sensitive People Have a Stronger Depth of Processing
Highly sensitive people have a more sensitive nervous system, they are just born that way. Studies have shown that they use different parts of the brain in different ways to non-HSPs. One of the effects of this different way of …
Highly Sensitive people are misunderstood
Highly sensitive people (HSPs) are often misunderstood. It is easy to think of HSPs as rude if they suddenly ghost at a party. Everyone else is left wondering what happened. HSPs have a more sensitive nervous system then 80% of …
How are Highly Sensitive People VALUED in Western Culture
Reading Elaine Aron’s wonderful book “The Highly Sensitive Person”, I came across this research. The study highlighted the differing traits that made children more popular in different cultures. It revealed Chinese children to naturally value shyness more than Canadian children. …