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#HighlySensitivePeople: Are You Ready To Stop Surviving and Start Truly Living This Year?

Post category:Goal Setting

Are You Ready To Stop Surviving And Start Truly Living This Year? As a highly sensitive person, I know how important it is to pause and get real—right here, right now. Life moves fast, and for those of us who feel everything so deeply, the need to reset and refocus isn’t just a luxury; it’s essential. Another year has come to a close, and with it, a chapter of challenges, growth, and maybe even some lessons we weren’t quite ready for. Now, as a new year stretches out before us, it brings the promise of a fresh start—a blank page waiting to be written. The possibilities feel endless, don’t they? But let’s be honest: how many times have we started the year filled with hope,…

#HighlySensitivePeople: More tips on how to cope with the holidays. (Part 4)

Post category:Stress

Here are more tips on how to cope with the holidays. Past Regrets As the year closes, we may take stock of the past months and feel bad about unfulfilled goals. Perhaps you didn't lose the weight or get the promotion you had wanted. While it's great to have high expectations, understand that goals are not always met within your planned time frame. Rather than feeling down, take this time to re-evaluate. Why didn't these things get done? Are these goals still important? If so, what could you do differently in the New Year to meet them? Regroup and re-energize by focusing on the future rather than lamenting the past! Be good to yourself this holiday season and do all that you can to manage…

#HighlySensitivePeople: Do you have trouble making decisions?

Post category:Decision Making

Many highly sensitive people, as well as others, have trouble making decisions. However, we must make decisions in life, whether we want to or not. Not making a decision is a decision. We make simple choices, such as what time to get up each morning, as well as more difficult ones.

Some people are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions. ~ Brendan Francis

Decision making is a definite challenge for me because of my fear of making a mistake, which is due to my highly sensitive and perfectionist character trait. However, I’ve come to realize that it’s better to make wrong decisions and learn from my mistakes than to endlessly weigh pros and cons. When I avoid or postpone decisions, I feel a sense of powerlessness. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: Who can you trust?

Post category:Challenge and Conflict

Why do highly sensitive people tend to trust too soon in both professional and personal relationships? For me, I've been naive in thinking that everyone has honorable intentions. In the real world, this just isn't true. I've learned that I can't trust others until they've earned my trust. It's never a good idea to reveal too much about yourself before trust has been established. I've been accused of being an idealist. I try to see the best in everyone and everything. As highly sensitive people, it's very easy for us to assume that others feel the way we do. Dishonest people aren't good for anyone, but this is especially true for HSPs. We must make sure that we keep our distance from them. Do you…