Are you comfortable sharing your sensitivity with others, especially those you don’t know? I often hear that people don’t want to be defined by a label, don’t want to be treated as ‘special’ or ‘special needs’, don’t want to appear different. I get that. We just want to be accepted for who we are without …
How Do We Choose our Friends? (As Highly Sensitive People) As highly sensitive people, choosing friends can have some challenges. On the surface it seems like it should be easy, having a lot of compassion and enjoying deep connection. So what makes it challenging? Because of the level of compassion we feel, and the fact …
How to Share Sensitivities with Others Highly Sensitives often grow up learning to hide or minimize their feelings. We get tired of hearing that we’re ‘too’ this or ‘not enough’ that or that we need to just relax and let things go. As we enter adulthood this has become such a habit it can be …
