Overwhelmed by Beauty
Check this out. I learned about something called Stendhal Syndrome today. It’s ”a psychosomatic disorder that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place....
Gifts for Introverts and HSPs (Highly Sensitive People)
Are you struggling to find a gift for an introverted, highly sensitive friend, spouse, co-worker, or family member? Then this list is for you. Featured here are practical presents for those of us who are overwhelmed by social and environment stimuli, sensitive to temperature, uncomfortable in the workplace, and...
Decision-Free Living
Decision-free living. Did that phrase give you goosebumps? It did for me. Do you realize how much of your energy and power that decision-making takes from you over the course of a day? Let’s look at how HSPs approach decision making. We thoroughly examine (and sometimes research) every aspect...
Don’t Stand Over Me While I’m Working
HSPs generally perform poorly when being watched, and yeah, I can totally confirm this. One of my old bosses would sometimes stand right over me and watch me while I did things on the computer. It was so insufferable that I called him out on it. I probably said...
My Goal is to Take Down Bright Lights in the Workplace
In all three of my previous office jobs, I had to be moved to a different spot in the office because I was bothered by the bright, fluorescent office lights. (In all three instances, this put me in a location in the building far away from the rest of...
Being highly sensitive helps me relate to people with a mental illness
Have you ever watched the show Homeland? The main character, Carrie, portrayed by Claire Danes, struggles with bipolar disorder. Even though I have never known anyone who is bipolar, I feel like Danes does a great job acting what must be a tough role. I believe her when she is being...
It’s not surprising that I don’t like boxing
I recently went to a Muay Thai fight in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I’ve never seen boxing or fighting in real life before. I was looking forward to an interesting night. I know I am sensitive to violence in movies, so I wondered if seeing people hit each other would bother...
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....
Finding the “stasis of peace”
I’m learning every day how to better manage my needs as a person with high sensitivity and introversion. Like I always say, folks, it’s about acknowledging, accepting, and adjusting! I do feel frustrated and even mad at myself sometimes because I have to do so many things that aren’t...
Hot, Still Air Makes Me Feel Trapped, Like I Can’t Breathe
Claustrophobia: Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. Cleithrophobia: The fear of being enclosed I never identified as claustrophobic (or cleithrophic) before. I don’t know what’s happened to me the past year or so, but while traveling, I’ve come upon some instances where I’ve felt panic when I feel...