24. Tips for Coping with the Challenges of Being Highly Sensitive

The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast

Kelly

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🗓️ 30 December 2014

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In this episode 23, I provide some tips on how to deal with the challenging aspects of being highly sensitive. Do you ever say these things to yourself?

"I give a lot to other people but they don’t notice--they don't appreciate or reciprocate my thoughtfulness."
"I can’t trust many people because they will inevitably hurt me or let me down."
"How can I be less sensitive?"
"My empathy weighs heavily on me--It’s so tiring. How can I better handle this?"

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the highly sensitive person podcast, a weekly podcast for people who experience the world
0:08.0	brighter, louder, and more intensely. Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly sensitive
0:15.0	person traits. Thanks for tuning in. I'm your host, Kelly. In this show, I talk about my personal experiences as a highly
0:24.4	sensory processing person in hopes that those of you out there can learn more about what it's
0:30.0	like to be HSP and that you're not wrong or weird and how to better accept yourself too.
0:36.2	Before I get started, I want to issue a retraction of sorts on episode 21 about gift giving.
0:43.4	The episode was about how HSPs are usually good gift givers because we're observant,
0:48.7	and I went on a rant about gift cards, that they aren't thoughtful gifts.
0:52.9	A lot of people disagreed, as I expected,
0:55.1	but now the Christmas has come and gone, I'm reconsidering my stance on gift cards.
0:59.6	I've spent so much time returning stuff to stores. I return things that I got for my husband,
1:05.9	I returned things that he got for me, and more. It's such a pain. You know, I still don't love gift cards,
1:12.7	but I guess I see them more as a necessary evil. Gift giving is hard. So with that out of the way,
1:20.5	today I have a few tactics for you on how to deal with the challenges of being highly sensitive.
1:26.8	Yes, there are a lot of benefits to being
1:28.6	an HSP, but we all know that there are difficulties too. I often hear comments like these from
1:34.7	HSPs. I'm tired of being hurt and let down by other people. How can I be less sensitive?
1:41.9	I give a lot to other people, but they don't return my thoughtfulness or care.
1:46.6	I care so much, but others don't notice. I can't trust many people because they will inevitably
1:52.5	hurt me or let me down. My empathy weighs heavily on me. It's so tiring. How can I better
1:58.6	handle this? Well, here are my seven strategies that may help. Number one,
2:05.3	remember, you are the only one who can make you happy. Think about the way you talk to yourself
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