How to Stop Confusing Guilt with Empathy as a Highly Sensitive Person

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Are you constantly feeling guilty and anxious as a highly sensitive person? This episode delves into the complex emotions experienced by highly sensitive individuals, exploring how childhood trauma, PTSD, and dysfunctional family dynamics can lead to chronic guilt and anxiety. Learn how to distinguish between guilt and empathy, develop strong emotional boundaries, and stop overthinking. Join us as Nikki Eisenhauer shares valuable insights and strategies to help highly sensitive people heal and thrive in their mental health journey. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestreams, discounts, community, and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: - Work with Me 1:1: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/coaching - 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - The Book by Book Club: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/bookclub - Intro To Boundaries https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/intro - The Yearly Boundaries Intensive https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/Boundaries - Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - Get the Patternscapes Wellness Deck ⁠https://www.getpatternscapes.com - Join the Patreon Community: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass - Download the FREE Morning Routine PDF ⁠https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning - Join our newsletter https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter - Check out our Guided Meditations https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.1	Hello, welcome to Emotional Badass, where Moxie meets Mindful.
1:04.6	I'm Nicky Eisenhower, your host, Life Coach, and Psychotherapist.
1:08.6	And on today's episode, I am discussing separating guilt from empathy, worry from love, and emotional boundaries. Oh, If I ask any highly sensitive person, how often and how much guilt do you feel?
1:42.2	Often the response I receive often and how much guilt do you feel?
1:43.0	Often the response I receive is all the time for everything.
1:48.0	I constantly feel guilty.
1:52.0	Guilt can feel profound or it can feel subtle. If this concept is
1:57.8	puzzling to you, start noticing how often you say or feel, sorry'm sorry my bad oops I'm so sorry has
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