Life learnings for the highly sensitive person
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Muddling through life as a HSP
We’ll be honest. Most of the time we feel like frauds when we write and post this stuff. Imposter syndrome is already high when you’re a counsellor and you feel like your life is a hot mess. Being highly sensitive makes it feel even worse.
But on this page we will endeavor to share what we’ve learnt, and what we are learning from others.
We hope it helps!
Personal Stories
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...
Recent Blog Posts
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...
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...
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...
Books
Articles
Bianca P Acevedo, Alaine N Aron, Arthur Aron, Matthew Donald-Sangster, Nancy Collins, Lucy L Brown
Websites, Podcasts, Channels
https://hsperson.com/ – the website of Elaine Aron
https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/ – the website of Andre Solo and Jenn Granneman
https://highlysensitiveperson.net/ – the website and podcast of Kelly O’Laughlin
https://this-being-highly-sensitive.info/ – the website and blog of Sally Pendreigh