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#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: Are You Too Cynical?

Post category:Challenge and Conflict Stress

I’m becoming more cynical than ever before. This is frustrating because I’m normally a positive, idealistic person. I try to look for the good in people and on the bright side of life in general.

I hate feeling so negative! I think that I’m reading too many newspapers, watching too much television, and being on the internet more than I need to.

Highly sensitive people really need to deep-think the reasons why they feel overly negative. Understanding the root cause is the first step into figuring out how to break out of the negative mindset. If you don’t know what’s driving your negativity, it’s very difficult to come up with a mitigation plan. If you don’t reign in your negative thoughts, they will “poison” your feelings about everything else. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: Do You Make The Time For Play?

Post category:Stress Wellness

Do you take time out to have fun in your life? Do you engage in activities that re-charge your emotional and physical batteries? While we all need playtime, most of us have a little voice in our head that is chock full of excuses as to why we shouldn’t indulge ourselves.

You may think things like: Play? Who has the time to play? I have more important things to do. It would be irresponsible to think of doing something that sounds so trivial. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: Are We Addicted To Technology?

Post category:Stress

More news has been coming out about the various effects of technology on our world. As we all know, technology is pervasive in our lives today! For some, it’s had an amazing contribution to their lives. For others, it’s detracting from their real life interactions with others.

A recent Gallup poll shows that those who feel that technology is causing them more stress still feel they have better lives! So low stress may not be synonymous with life satisfaction for everyone. (more…)