Category: Personal Stories

The origins of guilt

I had to cancel an appointment today. Why did I feel so guilty? And why did I assume I wouldn’t be believed?

A Bothered Woman

I’ve always wanted to be an unbothered woman … but now I’m not so sure.

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...

My Story: Matt Glover, the Counsellor

I am, perhaps, a lucky HSP. My parents allowed for the high levels of sensitivity in their little boy (me) and my childhood was a good one. Full of love and happiness. My parents were not well educated people, nor did they have the language to describe what high...

A Bothered Woman

Jun 13, 2026 | General HSP, Personal Stories, Self Care

I’ve always wanted to be an unbothered woman … but now I’m not so sure.

My Story: Erica Webb, the Counsellor

May 20, 2025 | General HSP, Personal Stories

I cried a lot as a baby. My mum told me, numerous times, about the road trip holidays they abandoned because I would...

My Story: Matt Glover, the Counsellor

Mar 22, 2025 | General HSP, Personal Stories

I am, perhaps, a lucky HSP. My parents allowed for the high levels of sensitivity in their little boy (me) and my...

My Story: Sally Goldner, the Wrestler

Mar 22, 2025 | General HSP, LGBTIQA+, Personal Stories

I’m a person born in 1965, I’m from that time before internet (yes, there was such a time). Having said that, given that I didn’t know what I was looking for, would a search engine have helped? What does that mean? I had been aware from an early age, that in different...

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