Podcast Episode 39: Responding to the Haters

May 5, 2015 by 9 Comments

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One of the reasons being a Highly Sensitive Person is tough is because a lot of people don’t believe that high sensitivity is a legitimate thing.

This episode 39 is about dealing with those haters. It’s a little heavy on the sarcasm and ranty-ness, so fair warning.

Here’s one of the haterade examples from the episode:

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Responding to Haters, Yet Again

August 18, 2014 by 12 Comments

A friend posted a link to my new podcast on her Facebook wall and someone had some not-so-nice things to say. Here’s some of it:

I think someone ‘realizing’ they are highly sensitive is about the worst thing that could happen to them. It’s the emotional equivalent of “What is your body type? Are you pear shaped?”

I guess I am worried by the amount of self-diagnosis going on in our generation and how damaging that can be to individuals: I’ve seen the psychosomatic affect on people and it’s kinda scary.

[The podcast] would certainly help those with HSP! But it may damage those who read it who don’t have HSP.

What do I have to say to this?

It’s misconception, misunderstanding, and ignorance. [Read more…]

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