You Might be a Highly Sensitive Person if…
You can’t sleep because you hear a clock ticking in the other room. You can’t sleep because there is a tiny sliver of light coming in from between the curtains. You can’t sleep because you can’t stop thinking about something someone said to you that day. You can smell...
Why Don’t People Know When to be Quiet?
So I’m working on my laptop in a huge public library. It’s a giant room filled with 4-seater tables filled with people on laptops or studying. I was the only one at my table when three people came and sat down. No big deal....
Second-Guessing Decisions
“I’d like the spaghetti carbonara, please,” I told the waiter. No sooner had the waiter turned his back when I was mumbling to my husband Jim, “Damn it. I should have gotten the dish with the red sauce instead. Argh!!” This is soooo stuuuuuupidly common with me. I regret...
Working at Night = Complete Control
I’ve always thought of myself as a “night” person. Not because I like to party, but because I like staying up late after everyone else in my house is asleep. Last night, when I was typing away at 2am, I realized why I’m a night owl. Because late at...
The Day “I Lost it” Because I was Overstimulated
This is a hard story for me to tell. I am embarrassed and ashamed of it. It’s the one time in my life that I’ve had an outburst and lost my cool in public. I was hanging out with my husband and a group of 6+ friends. We were all...
Why People with Anxiety Shouldn’t Join a CSA
A local farm just added my workplace as a new drop off location for their CSA. I was so excited to be a part of it-to get regular shipments of organic, fresh produce, to try new vegetables, and basically be forced to eat new foods and be healthier. This...
Starter Kit for People in a Relationship with an HSP
If you are a non-HSP in a relationship with someone who has HSP traits, there are some things you need to know to keep things running smoothly. Here are the very basics, just to get you started! Understand that Highly Sensitive People: May need to have more alone time....
Emma Watson has an Introvert Revelation
This recent quote I read from Emma Watson makes me like her a whole lot. “Have you seen Quiet by Susan Cain? … It discusses how in our society are bigged up so much, and if you’re anything other than an you’re made to think there’s something...