If you identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), chances are you have realized that you need more self-care than the average person. You may struggle with loud environments, bright lights, and crowded restaurants, and prefer quiet, calm, low-stress situations and relationships. You need more downtime. You require more rest and quiet than others. You might be introverted AND an HSP meaning that you need to monitor how much time you are with people and how to recoup alone to regain your energy. The more you understand yourself as a Highly Sensitive Person, the more you'll find the need for self-care practices and tools. In this article, we share 8 self-care tools for the Highly Sensitive Person to better equip you for your self-care needs. ... Read More
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HSP self-care is vital to take care of yourself as a highly sensitive.
5 Simple Mental Health Goals for HSPs
With the year coming to an end, thinking about goals related to mental health comes to mind. Why? Because as a highly sensitive person, some of my biggest challenges are issues I face around my mental health. I aspire to be more balanced, to have more patience, and to navigate my days with grace, peace, and joy. But let's be real, sometimes I'm cranky, irritable, and stuck in my negative thought patterns. So, for the coming year, I decided to set five simple mental health goals for myself.... Read More
4 Strategies to Avoid Holiday Overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person
Are you wondering how to avoid holiday overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? As a young woman who didn’t fully understand what it meant to be an HSP, my way of coping was to embrace my inner grinch. It’s going to be so stressful, I would think, so much commotion, so many demands, so many disappointments.... Read More
10 Tips for Transforming Overthinking as a Highly Sensitive Person
Is it hard to shut your mind off and stop thinking? You are not alone. One of the defining characteristics of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is deep processing. It can leave us stuck in analysis paralysis, without reaching a conclusion or beginning to act. That's why I've written these 10 tips for transforming overthinking as a Highly Sensitive Person. ... Read More
Finding a Therapist Who Understands the Highly Sensitive Person Trait
Finding a therapist who understands the Highly Sensitive Person trait is possibly one of the best ways to impact your therapy goals. Once you've started learning about the Highly Sensitive Person trait as researched and documented by Dr. Elaine N. Aron in her book, The Highly Sensitive Person, it might become important to you to find a therapist or life coach who is an HSP or understands the Highly Sensitive Person trait. Many therapists, coaches, and people in the healing and helping professions are highly sensitive, which is very helpful for HSPs who are seeking support. We who are sensitive can support others who are sensitive because we understand the ups and downs that go with the territory. Overall, finding a therapist who understands the Highly Sensitive Person trait can be vital to reaching your goals for therapy.... Read More
3 Valuable Workbooks for the Highly Sensitive Person
Highly Sensitive People, or HSPs, comprise 15-20% of the population, according to the researcher, Dr. Elaine N. Aron. As highly sensitives, we often wrestle with overprocessing, overthinking, and overstimulation because of the additional mirror neurons in our brains that cause us to notice more stimuli, feel things more deeply, and react differently to the world around us. There are many great qualities of the HSP and perhaps my favorite is our ability to process the world around us deeply. For this reason, keeping a journal or using a workbook created specifically for Highly Sensitive People can be extremely helpful. Workbooks for the Highly Sensitive Person can help shed light on the trait in positive ways and help find health self-acceptance and joy... Read More