Cliff Harwin – The Highly Sensitive Person Publishing Company

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you feel guilty for leaving one-sided relationships?

Post category:Friendship & Relationships

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you feel guilty for leaving one-sided relationships? One of the hardest things I’ve had to learn as a highly sensitive introvert is this: You can be a caring person and still decide you’ve had enough. For years, I thought ending a relationship with family and friends — even a one-sided one — meant I was being selfish. I worried: “Am I overreacting?” “Am I being too sensitive?” “What if they think I’m a bad person?” But here’s what I eventually realized: Feeling guilty doesn’t always mean you’re doing something wrong. Sometimes it means you’re finally doing something different. Some people don’t truly miss you. They miss your availability. They miss your advice. They miss your kindness. They miss having someone who always…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do You Really Trust Yourself?

Post category:Self Awareness

#HighlySensitivePerson #Introverts: Do You Really Trust Yourself? For years, I thought my biggest problem was that I cared too much about what other people thought. I was wrong. The real problem was that I didn't trust myself. Every decision became exhausting. Should I speak up? Should I stay quiet? Should I accept this job? Should I leave this relationship? Should I follow my instincts—or ignore them again? I kept looking outside myself for reassurance because I believed someone else knew me better than I knew myself. But they didn't. No one lives inside your mind. No one feels what you feel. No one carries your experiences. Only you do. As a highly sensitive, introverted, and socially anxious person, I spent years believing my sensitivity made…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: The Real Problem Isn’t What Other People Think of You

Post category:Something to think about!

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: The Real Problem Isn't What People Think of You One of the biggest turning points in my life wasn't becoming more confident. It was realizing that most people weren't thinking about me nearly as much as I imagined. For years, I worried about what people thought. Did I say the wrong thing? Did I sound awkward? Did I make a bad impression? After almost every conversation, I'd replay it in my mind, looking for mistakes that no one else probably noticed. Then one day I asked myself a simple question. How much time do I spend thinking about everyone else's small mistakes? Almost none. Because I'm usually busy thinking about my own life. That's when something finally clicked. Maybe everyone else is doing…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What If Being Different Was Never the Problem?

Post category:Self Confidence

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What If Being Different Was Never the Problem? For years, I thought my goal was to become more "normal." Talk more. Worry less. Stop feeling everything so deeply. Blend in. I believed that if I could just fix those things, life would finally get easier. I was wrong. The problem was never that I was different. The problem was believing that different automatically meant defective. As a highly sensitive person, an introvert, and someone who has lived with social anxiety, I spent years measuring myself against people who were wired completely differently than I was. Every comparison convinced me that I needed to change who I was instead of understanding how I was wired. I felt different as a child. I was tall…