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Highly Sensitive People: Would You Like To See A Beautiful Highly Sensitive Video?

Here is a beautiful video from Keilani Okano about her life as a highly sensitive person in Japan. She wanted to share her experiences and educate others in her country about the highly sensitive person trait. (more…)

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Highly Sensitive People: How Can You Help Others?

Warning: Please excuse the picture above because of current social-distancing from others. I used it because the image made me feel good!

Would you like another activity to use your highly sensitive creativity to keep your emotions in check during the coronavirus crisis? How can you help others? This is a time for re-evaluation and innovation. A successful business finds a need to help others and fills that need. By doing this exercise, you can take your mind off of the world’s troubles and possibly make a plan to start your own business.  Make a written list of how you can help others with your unique talents and interests. (more…)

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Highly Sensitive People: Are You Self-Actualized?

As a highly sensitive person, it’s too easy to get caught up in too much alone time. Are you making the best out of your alone time during this world’s crisis?

Have you ever heard of self-actualization? In the mid-1900s, American psychologist Abraham Maslow created a pyramid that displays the hierarchy of human needs. The most basic level covers all survival needs: food, water, shelter, etc. At the top of the pyramid is self-actualization, which is a need that many people don’t get to fulfill in their lifetimes. (more…)

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Highly Sensitive People: Do You Need Some Emotional Relief?

As a highly sensitive person, I certainly do! I can’t seem to shake off all of the difficulties of all of the world’s problems.

It helps me to see the good that people are doing in these uncertain times. I saw this video that made me smile and gave me hope for the basic goodness of people and animals. I’m interested in any thoughts or comments that you have. (more…)

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