Anticipatory grief is a grief reaction that occurs before an impending loss, typically, the death of someone close to you. Anyone can experience it.
But for HSPs, anticipatory grief can be more than that. [Read more…]
Anticipatory Grief
November 7, 2014 by 27 Comments
HSP Podcast Episode 9: Scary Horror Movies? NOPE
September 17, 2014 by 22 Comments
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I am highly sensitive to violence and horror. I learned early in life that I don’t want anything to do with scary movies. Friends would sometimes tease me and try to convince me to watch, thinking it was not a big deal. But having disturbing scenes burned into my brain for life is a big deal!
In Episode 9 of the Highly Sensitive Person Podcast, I talk about how certain movies or TV shows make me anxious, scared, and uncomfortable-so much that I can’t sleep at night, including the one movie I will never, ever watch again.
Related Posts on This Blog:
- I Never Watch Horror Movies
- Incontinuities and Illogicalities Ruin Movies & TV
- Sensitive to Physical Violence: Boxing’s Not For Me
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Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Airplane turbulence scares me so much
March 20, 2014 by 24 Comments
Something weird has happened to me over the past ten years or so. I’ve slowly gotten more and more scared of turbulence on airplanes. It’s now to the point where I’m barely fighting off a panic attack.
When I was younger, I enjoyed turbulence. I would snicker when I saw other people with nervous faces when the ride was bumpy.
But suddenly it all changed.
Just a few weeks ago, I was on a flight from Tokyo to San Francisco, and every time the plane moved even a tiny bit, my body was jolted into a state of fear.
I know it’s irrational. I know it’s silly. But I can’t stop my body’s physical response! Trust me, I wish I could. [Read more…]
Find a Work-Around for Your Fear
November 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is not one of the dogs by Amy’s apartment. But he does look hungry.
Amy over at Nomadtopia is spending a few weeks in Bali and has discovered lots of menacing stray dogs hanging out near her apartment. She found herself feeling fearful and stressed about having to walk by and encounter these scary canines. Her anxiety would rise before even leaving her apartment! [Read more…]
