Disclaimer: This video is a stream of consciousness, and is not carefully written and scripted, like my other videos. Due to the unprepped nature of what I discuss, how I word things in this video may not be perfectly articulated. So if you wish to quote me on anything discussed in this video, please use the following written statements: Having a highly sensitive nervous system means you are more affected by and responsive to your surroundings, which includes positive and negative influences. We are more deeply affected by positive experiences in a positive way, and more deeply affected by negative experiences in a negative way. From a developmental standpoint, this can mean that whatever we experienced as children as we formed our views on the world, and shaped who we are, was deeply ingrained in us in a profound way because we are so sensitive. The more you understand about yourself, the more equipped you are to make decisions that are aligned with your health and happiness. I think that being a highly sensitive person is a beautiful thing, because we are essentially more in touch with the human experience, which is rooted in sensation and emotion. These things in particular are dialed up in our experience as sensitive people, so being an HSP could be said to be the most profound way to experience human life. It is important in life to have standards and a solid understand of what healthy relationships and environments consist of, to be able to recognize red and green flags, and discern what is and isn't good for you. Educating yourself on these healthy standards (especially if you didn't have great examples set for you growing up) can upgrade your discernment skills. Due to the way our brains are wired to pay attention to others' social emotional cues, HSPs as a group can tend to lean heavily into a tendency to be externally focused, rather than primarily staying grounded in our own experiences and perceptions. This can become an issue if we start to abandon ourselves and lose touch with our own sense of what is right for us - especially if we are made to believe we are too sensitive, and therefore learn not to trust our own internal guidance systems. Paying attention and listening to our own intuition and things we feel uneasy about or untrusting of can be an incredible survival tool to protect and guide us towards what's optimal for our own well-being - as long as we have the discernment skills to know when it is necessary to act on these internal alarms; meaning we can differentiate a red flag in a relationship or environment from one of our own personal fears or trauma triggers. Your internal alarms are in place for a reason, and your discernment skills as an HSP can be incredibly useful. It is quite common nowadays for HSPs and non-HSPs alike to struggle with overwhelm and anxiety since we live in a modern world that is constantly bombarding us with information and putting arguably unrealistic expectations on our levels of productivity and accomplishments. Being highly observant and deeply processing our thoughts can result in innovative and creative ideas and observations - but can also make us tend towards anxiety and rumination. Being able to recognize when and where these skills are useful can be a big part in learning to optimize this aspect of ourselves - as well as protecting ourselves from the kinds of chronic stressors that cause our traits as sensitive people to lean into dysfunction, instead of being useful tools they are meant to be. So much of thriving as an HSP is understanding your trait, recognizing when the tendencies that come with being in tune with our surroundings and deeply processing information tip on the scale from being beneficial, into being detrimental to us. Our sensitive skillsets are useful when channeled into the right things. >>> The more you learn about what equates to a healthy relationship or environment, the less your sensitivity is an issue, and the more it becomes an asset. > I hope what I've shared in this video has helped you better understand yourself, reframe your experiences as an HSP, extend more gratitude, love, and compassion towards yourself and your trait, and made you feel less alone in your experience as an HSP.
Disclaimer: This video is a stream of consciousness, and is not carefully written and scripted, like my other videos. Due to the unprepped nature of what I discuss, how I word things in this video may not be perfectly articulated. So if you wish to quote me on anything discussed in this video, please use the following written statements:
Having a highly sensitive nervous system means you are more affected by and responsive to your surroundings, which includes positive and negative influences. We are more deeply affected by positive experiences in a positive way, and more deeply affected by negative experiences in a negative way. From a developmental standpoint, this can mean that whatever we experienced as children as we formed our views on the world, and shaped who we are, was deeply ingrained in us in a profound way because we are so sensitive.
The more you understand about yourself, the more equipped you are to make decisions that are aligned with your health and happiness.
I think that being a highly sensitive person is a beautiful thing, because we are essentially more in touch with the human experience, which is rooted in sensation and emotion. These things in particular are dialed up in our experience as sensitive people, so being an HSP could be said to be the most profound way to experience human life.
It is important in life to have standards and a solid understand of what healthy relationships and environments consist of, to be able to recognize red and green flags, and discern what is and isn't good for you. Educating yourself on these healthy standards (especially if you didn't have great examples set for you growing up) can upgrade your discernment skills.
Due to the way our brains are wired to pay attention to others' social emotional cues, HSPs as a group can tend to lean heavily into a tendency to be externally focused, rather than primarily staying grounded in our own experiences and perceptions. This can become an issue if we start to abandon ourselves and lose touch with our own sense of what is right for us - especially if we are made to believe we are too sensitive, and therefore learn not to trust our own internal guidance systems.
Paying attention and listening to our own intuition and things we feel uneasy about or untrusting of can be an incredible survival tool to protect and guide us towards what's optimal for our own well-being - as long as we have the discernment skills to know when it is necessary to act on these internal alarms; meaning we can differentiate a red flag in a relationship or environment from one of our own personal fears or trauma triggers. Your internal alarms are in place for a reason, and your discernment skills as an HSP can be incredibly useful.
It is quite common nowadays for HSPs and non-HSPs alike to struggle with overwhelm and anxiety since we live in a modern world that is constantly bombarding us with information and putting arguably unrealistic expectations on our levels of productivity and accomplishments.
Being highly observant and deeply processing our thoughts can result in innovative and creative ideas and observations - but can also make us tend towards anxiety and rumination. Being able to recognize when and where these skills are useful can be a big part in learning to optimize this aspect of ourselves - as well as protecting ourselves from the kinds of chronic stressors that cause our traits as sensitive people to lean into dysfunction, instead of being useful tools they are meant to be.
So much of thriving as an HSP is understanding your trait, recognizing when the tendencies that come with being in tune with our surroundings and deeply processing information tip on the scale from being beneficial, into being detrimental to us. Our sensitive skillsets are useful when channeled into the right things.
>>> The more you learn about what equates to a healthy relationship or environment, the less your sensitivity is an issue, and the more it becomes an asset. > I hope what I've shared in this video has helped you better understand yourself, reframe your experiences as an HSP, extend more gratitude, love, and compassion towards yourself and your trait, and made you feel less alone in your experience as an HSP.