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Wellness advice is everywhere. And for HSPs, most of it makes things worse.

Here’s what the self-help gurus won’t tell you: their advice wasn’t designed for sensitive nervous systems.
When you have a highly sensitive nervous system

You stay busy because stopping feels too dangerous.
So you push through exhaustion, anxiety, pain and discomfort.

You know something needs to change but you keep doing the same thing, caught between the fear of staying stuck and the terror of facin

I used to think l was just weird for having these experiences that other people didn’t seem to have. But I know now that every single one of these things makes perfect sense when you understand how a highly sensitive nervous system works.

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I’ve got nothing against coping. In fact, I would much rather cope than not cope! But let’s face it, it’s not sustainable long term. There’s only so many times you can patch something up before it just won’t hold. Coping

When you’re highly sensitive, you’re processing thousands of inputs that others don’t even notice. Every conversation, every sensory detail, every subtle emotional shift in the room.

By the time you get home, your nervous system is