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  • Sensory Overload as a “Highly Sensitive Person”

    Sensory Overload as a “Highly Sensitive Person”

    Sensory overload is when one or many of your senses become overstimulated. This overstimulation happens because of external stimuli in your environment. It’s when your senses take in more information than your brain can process.  Erin Eatough, PhD I wonder at what point I began to experience such high sensitivity to my surroundings and thus…

  • Negative Emotions Take a Lot of Energy

    Negative Emotions Take a Lot of Energy

    I’ve come to understand (the hard way) that feeling and processing negative emotions takes a lot of energy. I’ve been questioning why I’ve been so exhausted since the beginning of this year, and I think it’s simply just because I’ve had to receive bad news so often since the beginning of the year. January 19,…