I Bet I Have More Pet Peeves Than You
“A pet peeve is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it.” -Wikipedia People who litter. When people make that throat-clearing “hawking a loogie” sound. People who spit in public. When people pick at scabs or...
I love listening to white noise
A few years ago, I discovered the site Simply Noise. With just a few clicks, it plays white noise and even pink or brown noise on your computer (there’s an app, too). This website saved me many times when I was in a noisy office, or when people in...
The Worst Places on Earth for HSPs
Overstimulation. Noise, chaos, bright lights, smells, crowds. These are the HSP’s kryptonite. There are some places that have overstimulation in spades, and it’s best you avoid them if you don’t want to ruin your day. Here’s my list of the WORST possible places I can imagine as an HSP....
Karaoke Bar Neighbors? Ruh-roh.
Yesterday, my husband and I booked an apartment for a month in Chiang Mai, a city in Northern Thailand. My goal while being here is to pretty much work on my laptop all day, so we aren’t really here for sightseeing. So….we spent most of the day riding around...
HSP Symptom: Sudden Noises
A bus screeched to a stop in front of me as I waited to cross the street. I grimaced and instinctively covered my ears. I turned to my husband Jim and asked, “didn’t that sound hurt your ears?” No, he says. “Ugh,” I said. “It literally HURT my ears.”...
The Story of an HSP
Sounds about right. source...
How to tell if you work with a Highly Sensitive Person
This great article by HSP expert Elaine Aron explains how to identify HSPs in the workplace. I wish some of my former managers had been this forward-thinking! She recommends using the acronym DOES to sniff out an HSP. Check it out: Depth of processing. Does this person often come up...
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....