Cliff Harwin – The Highly Sensitive Person Publishing Company

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What if I don’t need more positivity–just real optimism?

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What if I don’t need more positivity—just real optimism? For a long time, I thought optimism meant pretending things wouldn’t go wrong. As a highly sensitive, introverted person, that never felt honest—or safe.So I called myself “realistic.” Careful. Prepared. What I didn’t realize then was that I was spending a lot of energy worrying in advance. Optimism finally made sense to me when I stopped trying to convince myself that things would go right. Here’s the shift that changed everything: I didn’t stop worrying by assuming things would go right.I stopped worrying when I trusted I could handle them if they didn’t.That’s when optimism finally made sense to me. That kind of optimism isn’t naïve.It’s grounded.It says: Life may be hard sometimes—and I…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you need some realistic ways to start the New Year?

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you need some realistic ways to start the new year? As a highly sensitive, introverted person who has lived with social anxiety most of my life, I’ve learned something the hard way: Big, bold resolutions often feel like heavy backpacks I’m expected to carry all year. I start with hope… and end with exhaustion. What’s helped me more is an old New Year’s tradition shared by Dear Abby, inspired by Al-Anon, called “Just for Today.” Not a plan to fix everything. Just a compass for this one day. Here are the ones that still guide me: Just for today, I will live through this day only. I won’t brood over yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I won’t demand that I solve my…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What I’ve Learned About Getting Through the Holidays

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What I’ve Learned About Getting Through The Holidays If you’re highly sensitive or introverted, the holidays don’t just bring lights and celebrations. They often bring reflection—and weight. Unfinished goals.Too much noise, too much food, too many expectations. Here’s the unconventional truth I’ve learned from living this season many times as a sensitive person: The problem isn’t that you’re doing the holidays wrong.It’s that you’ve been taught to override yourself. Let me share what’s helped me navigate this season differently—and more honestly. Past Regrets As the year comes to a close, many of us naturally look back at what didn’t happen. The goals we didn’t meet.The changes we hoped to make.The version of ourselves we thought we’d be by now. For a long time,…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: How to rid yourself of holiday drain

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: How to rid yourself of holiday drain If the holidays drain you more than they delight you, you’re not broken — you’re probably a highly sensitive person trying to survive a season designed by people who don’t feel things as deeply as you do. Here’s the truth I had to learn the hard way: You don’t need a better attitude.You need a better strategy — one that honors the nervous system you actually have, not the one the world expects you to have. Here are the unconventional tips I use to take back the holidays on my terms: 1. Social Overload Isn’t a Character Flaw — It’s a Capacity Issue. There are simply too many social obligations in one month.So don’t try to…