Does your partner ever ask, "Why are you so sensitive?" or "Why does this bother you so much?" 🤔 If you are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), your brain processes emotional and sensory data more deeply than most. This can lead to incredible intimacy, but it can also lead to burnout if you don't have the right strategies.

#HighlySensitivePerson #HSP #RelationshipAdvice #DeepConnection

Sometimes when I try to build an IRL relationship, I'm reminded why I prefer hermitude.

It goes like this: I feel comfy w/ someone so I open up about something - could be personal, could be societal - expecting agreement or at least understanding in response. Instead, their thinking is totally orthogonal to mine & they make me feel like a weirdo.

It's not the actual disagreement that bugs me, but my misjudgment of what the other would think.

#Introvert #HighlySensitivePerson #MaybeAutistic

This most recent notebook I've dedicated to "Things I Detest" a la Nabokov, who cheerily shares some of what he detests in a 1965 interview at around the 17:56 mark.

When he lists different types of music (inflicted music, next-room music, portable music), I never related to anything so much in my life.

And I thought . . . well, you don't have a to be a literary genius to compile a notebook of things that you detest.

And I've done this before -- as a highly sensitive person, it's cathartic to write about that which causes discomfort.

But I'll probably also start a notebook listing things that I love.

So far, my list includes "appliances that beep," "when it rains, but not enough to justify an umbrella," and "being in-between books."

#Notebook #Nabokov #HSP #HighlySensitivePerson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8OwyqvSh2g

I just found out about Highly Sensitive People and I totally relate. My skin is sensitive- I’m allergic to fragrances and acne-prone. My eyes are sensitive- almost always wearing sunglasses. My hearing is sensitive- live music and other loud sounds are not pleasurable.

This also led me to self identifying as an ‘empath’, which sounds cooler than it is. It should really be called hyper-empathy syndrome, as described in the book, The Parable of the Sower.

Anyone else relate?

#hsp #highlysensitiveperson #psychology #empath #parableofthesower #bookstodon #book

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/highly-sensitive-person

A friend shared these videos with me to help me understand her better. And it's crazy how many of the questions relate with me as well...this may explain a lot of things about me.

#HighlySensitivePerson #SensoryProcessingSensitivity

Part 1/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAOZYWTY9Y0
Part 2/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nnJbdoy1yc

Eating grapefruit & I'm reminded of the time me & Person X had to supply breakfast for a group. I talked over ideas with the host, we settled on store-bought croissants, muffins & grapefruit. At the breakfast literally nobody (except me) ate what I brought, not even the host who approved the items. Person X's food was finished & I had to bring home all my leftovers. I felt so embarrassed & slighted.

This is why at any potluck I always make sure no dish is untouched.

#HighlySensitivePerson #HSP