Is Your Sensitivity on High Alert?

I honestly didn’t think I could be anymore sensitive — but I am.

There have been more days than not during the last two months, where my mind and heart have ached during COVID-19. It’s a visceral reaction.

Even my skin feels triggered from my ‘depth of processing’ which Dr. Elaine Aron, founder and researcher of highly sensitive people, (HSP) refers to as one of the four characteristics of being an HSP.

In addition to my own thoughts, I’m picking up on a collective fear, worry and grief.

Dr. Aron, describes HSP’s as individuals who “[have] a sensitive nervous system, are aware of subtleties in [their] surroundings, and are more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment.”

What’s more — how will I move forward? What will my new normal look like?

I know for sure I can’t go backwards, and that’s good.

Good in the sense maybe I’ll go slower. Feel less obligated to say, ‘yes’ when I really feel a deeper, ‘no’ to activities. Therefore my commitments will be more mindful. My inner dreams will be lived. My emotional connections will be real.

Some of my current activities such as evening walks, cooking meals with love and additional opportunities for creativity are included as part of my new normal.

I want to make sure I keep wide open chunks of time so my imagination has plenty of space to write what really matters to me.

The smallest things are now bigger. Simplicity is purer.

I won’t take for granted the ease of zipping into the grocery store, or seeing friends at a café.

There will be a continuous concern for the well-being of friends, family and…

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