When You Say I’m ‘Too Sensitive,’ You Make Me Feel Like a Burden
I’m a highly sensitive person, and I spent years thinking I had to keep my sensitivity a secret and pretend to be “normal.”
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I’m a highly sensitive person, and I spent years thinking I had to keep my sensitivity a secret and pretend to be “normal.”
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An introvert hangover is a pretty terrible thing to experience. It starts with an actual physical reaction to overstimulation.
I needed to stop prioritizing meaningless social events that I was just using to keep busy.
As an introvert and an HSP, I’ve always had trouble making decisions, even when it comes to something as simple as what to eat for dinner.
I first came upon JOMO (the joy of missing out) in Oliver Burkeman’s column in The Guardian. Currently, I have been practicing the art of choosing.
Introversion and shyness are not the same thing, but many introverts experience painful shyness at some point in their lives.
Myth #1: Introverts don’t know how to have fun.
Q: Why are introverts quiet?
This artist wants introverts to know they’re not damaged or broken.