Anxiety – Page 2 – The Highly Sensitive Person Publishing Company

#HighlySensitivePeople: Is Discomfort Bad?

Post category:Anxiety Challenge and Conflict

At first glance, discomfort does seem bad, but it can prevent you from expanding the many possibilities that you have. It’s human nature to want to stay in your comfort zone, but does this help you?

Questioning your discomfort is a good starting point to see if your uneasy feelings are justified. If not, why not go for it? If so, it might be a good idea to dig deeper about the cause. Perhaps your angst is coming from somewhere else that needs to be explored and examined. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: What Are You Worried About?

Post category:Anxiety

Unfortunately, worry has been a constant companion in my life. As I get older, and hopefully wiser, I’m learning that most things that I worried about didn’t happen or weren’t as bad as I thought. Has this happened to you?

We formulate our thought patterns early in our lives. Have you stopped to examine if some of these thought patterns are true? For some unknown reason I had come to believe that the more I worried, the better I could cope with worry, fear, and anxiety. Definitely not true! (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: Are You Feeling Frazzled?

Post category:Anxiety Challenge and Conflict Stress

I know that this is a silly question to ask highly sensitive people! Feeling Frazzled? Do you think about too many things at one time? Does your ability to concentrate and focus seem compromised? Are you easily overwhelmed?

Many of us (myself included) would answer “yes” to these questions. Since highly sensitive people process and absorb more emotional and physical information than average, these feelings are very common. Left unchecked, they can become road blocks to a peaceful and productive life. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: What Are Your Biggest Energy Drains?

Post category:Anxiety Self Awareness Stress Wellness

As a highly sensitive person, my biggest energy drain is stress! I need to conserve all the energy that I have. I can’t waste time and energy on things that I have no control over. Life is too short to agonize over the little stuff in life. My biggest stressors include: (more…)

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