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The High Sensitivity Australia Blog
Discover the unique qualities of being a highly sensitive person and how to thrive in a world that often feels overwhelming.
Skip me with the small talk
One of the hallmarks of being a Highly Sensitive Person is preferring deep conversation over small talk. As a general rule, you can miss us HSPs with chit chat. Yeah, the weather is great … but let’s talk about what matters. We want to go deep, existential and...
Intuition’s a Bitch!
Intuition is a gift, no doubt. But sometimes, it’s the kind of gift you wish came with a return receipt. Because when you're a highly sensitive person — when you feel things before they’re said, when you know things without being told — your intuition becomes both a...
The Shame Spiral of Overstimulation
The shame spiral of overstimulation (and a reminder that you’re not broken) If you’re highly sensitive, there’s a very good chance you know overwhelm, intimately. When I’ve had moments of deep shame, they’ve frequently been in the aftermath of overstimulation - those...
The Most Important Word for the HSP
The Most Important Word for the HSP There is one very small, but very important, word that is essential for the highly sensitive person to learn. But we struggle to say it. Sometimes it even hurts to say it. It makes us feel bad. It makes us feel like we’re letting...
F@#$! Empathy
Fuck EmpathyHannah Marks I want to scream it. Yes — seriously. Fuck empathy. I’ve built my career on empathy. I manage volunteer programs that support families through some of the darkest chapters of their lives — palliative care, children’s palliative care, cancer...
My Story: Erica Webb, the Counsellor
I cried a lot as a baby. My mum told me, numerous times, about the road trip holidays they abandoned because I would cry and cry from the back of the car. By all accounts, that crying baby grew into a very sensitive child (who cried a lot). I was introverted, shy, and...
So, this happened this evening…
Peace and calm are important to the highly sensitive person. We've said this a few times now. Tonight, after a hectice few months, and a particularly busy day of work, I decided to go for a walk to the wetlands near my home and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells...
Making Your Home a HSP Sanctuary
Peace and calm are important to the highly sensitive person. So when time, resources and location allows, there are a few things we can do to set up our homes and living spaces to promotes peacefulness and give our central nervous system the opportunity to rest. The...
How do I know if I’m a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
How do I know if I'm a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? You know that saying, “if you know, you know?” That’s my very short answer to the question: how do I know if I’m a Highly Sensitive Person? (and don’t worry - if you’re looking for the long answer, it’s coming...
Dealing with Conflict as a HSP
I’m writing this in real time. I’m sitting at my desk, feeling anxious and sick because of some conflict that I was involved in yesterday and that is likely to continue for the next year or so. In short, an old house next to my property was demolished recently and a...