#highly-sensitive-people

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fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Why Highly Sensitive People Overgive

Highly sensitive people often develop patterns of overgiving and overfunctioning as protective adaptations from growing up in emotionally unsafe or unstable environments.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Highly Intelligent People Stay in Toxic Relationships

A common misconception is that people who remain in toxic or abusive relationships are weak, dependent, or oblivious to the harm. In reality, many people who struggle to break free from relationships that are no longer working are intelligent, capable, high-functioning, and empathic. They see the dysfunction clearly and can even articulate what is wrong, and yet they struggle to leave, get frustrated with themselves, and do not understand why that is.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Why Highly Sensitive People Need the "Opposite Action" Skill

Opposite action — deliberately doing the opposite of an emotional urge — can change feelings and thoughts, especially when emotions are clearly identified.
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