Living as a Highly Sensitive Person in an Insensitive World
DailyOM's Madisyn Taylor brings you this new course. Imagine what it would be like if every time you walked into a room with fluorescent lighting, you instantly felt angry and uncomfortable, or if hearing more than a few sounds at once was unbearable. What if being out in busy places just made you want to retreat to a dark, quiet space? For a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) this would likely be the norm. Unfortunately, most of the world does not understand or empathize with these kinds of sensitivities, and our infrastructure certainly isn’t built to support those who are highly sensitive. HSP’s often feel misunderstood, and many still have not been identified as a Highly Sensitive Person, so they themselves do not understand why they experience life the way they do. They may be pegged as shy, or too sensitive, and can be prone to anxiety and depression. Considering that HSP’s constitute up to 20 percent of the population, it is likely that you know someone who is highly sensitive, or perhaps feel that you may be an HSP yourself.
There seems to be a growing curiosity about what it means to be an HSP, the challenges that come along with being a Highly Sensitive Person in the world today, and what can be done to find balance in an environment that does not support those with sensitivities. There are several signs that indicate whether you or a loved one might be a Highly Sensitive Person, and there can also be varying degrees of sensitivity. It is important to understand that being highly sensitive doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with you; it’s just that your brain works a little differently than the majority of the population. HSP’s simply process incoming information at a deeper level than everybody else. It can be difficult to operate as a Highly Sensitive Person in a highly insensitive world, but once you have identified yourself as an HSP, there are many things that can be done to help you live in the flow of life.
Through this course you will gain a clearer understanding of whether you or a loved one is an HSP, and you will receive tips and coping strategies to live a fulfilling life as a Highly Sensitive Person. The lessons outline common traits and needs of an HSP, and offer suggestions for how to navigate being out in the world, family relations, highly sensitive children, and more. The course also includes essential repair-work skills to help you find balance and re-gain your energy after particularly taxing experiences.
Topics covered:
- Determining whether you or a loved one is an HSP
- Common sensitivities of the HSP
- Learning to accept being an HSP
- Coping tools, including meditation
- Expressing your HSP needs to your family, friends and loved ones
- Parenting a Highly Sensitive Child
- How to be and HSP in the real world, including tips for traveling, shopping and attending events or functions
- Tuning into what works and doesn’t work for you
- Finding or creating sanctuaries
- How to ground or repair your energy after you have had your sensitivities overloaded
This course encourages acceptance and appreciation for the trait of sensitivity, and offers something that is often hard to find as an HSP: validation of your feelings. While it can be tremendously difficult to live as an HSP in the world today, especially if you are not in a line of work that feeds your soul or are without supportive friends and family, you deserve to live your best life possible and not simply go through the motions of living. As a Highly Sensitive Person you add so much value to the world even though you may often be overlooked. Through this course you will come to know yourself well enough to know what you need in your life to live as fully as possible.
