Coping with High Sensitivity

Hello!
I thought I'd share a posting from my Empowering Lightworkers e-club group today. I hope you find it helpful! If you'd like to join in on the discussion and participate in the free coaching call, we'd be happy to have you! To learn more about the e-club or to sign up, visit http://www.empoweringlightworkers.com/eClub.html .

Nurture Yourself Wednesday

Good Morning!

Today is the day to share about self-care. I've had a lot of calls lately from people who are struggling with the "side effects" of being highly sensitive and intuitively gifted. If you are sensitive and find that you are feeling emotional, anxious, exhausted or generally out of balance, there are things you can do to take care of yourself.

Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. wrote a national bestseller called The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You. In it she discusses the fact that some people simply have a more highly developed nervous system than others which makes them more sensitive to stimulus in the outer world. This brings many gifts, often leading to intuitive abilities and greater understanding and compassion for others, but it also brings some debilitating side effects.

As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) myself, I learned the hard way about how to be sensitive and still take care of my own needs. A year ago, I met an amazing man named Gary Peterson. Gary works with people to help them "settle" their nervous systems. He explains that our sympathetic nervous system gets triggered by others or outer circumstances and since our modern society does not often allow for "fight or flight" nervous system trauma ensues. He has a CD available and is currently working on a book on this topic. He also provides bio-cranial therapy and other classes on settling at the Star Instititute which has offices in Ohio and Colorado. For more information on settling visit Gary's website at http://www.starinstitute.us.

I've also created an audio meditation that I use to settle my own nervous system. It's really made a huge difference for me in being able to stay centered in my own system and to avoid overarousal of my sympathetic nervous system. To read more or to purchase this product, visit my Crossroads Coaching website: http://www.crossroadscoachingonline.com/LC.html .

There are several other things you can do to help you stay centered in your own systems and to minimize the side effects of being an HSP. If you are having trouble with this, I'd be happy to work with you privately or consider joining me for the free coaching call on 4/20.

Are you highly sensitive? Have you encountered difficulties as a result of this sensitivity? What methods have you found helpful to cope with this trait?

Please feel free to share your thoughts, questions, or suggestions!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Take care,
Nancy