Eftersom många som besöker den här bloggen har hittat hit av intresse för fenomenet att vara en extra känslig person (Highly Sensitive Person – HSP) vill jag gärna dela med mig av fem tips att leva ett bra liv som högsensitiv. Egentligen finns det inget bra eller etablerat uttryck på svenska för fenomenet, därav en viss begreppsförvirring. Faktiskt är det lite konstigt att det finns så lite intresse för detta bland psykiatriker och psykologer och andra i Sverige. I Danmark förhåller det sig annorlunda. Där finns t ex en förening; www.hsperson.dk. Ett forum i Europa är The HSP-Support Group; forum.hsp-info.eu som drivs av UK HSP Support Group.
Här kommer några väl valda tips eller råd till den sensitive, som i alla fall jag gärna tar till mig. Det är Jeanna Avery som skriver i sin blogg The Art of Sensitive Living, Musings on the art of happy, healthy, & highly sensitive living…
1. Know Yourself Deeply
As empathic sensitives, we get disconnected from our deep selves because we merge with other people’s visions and energies, and because we buy into the mainstream ideals about the “right” way to be in the world.
When you know yourself deeply, it’s easier to stay on track and to find your own deep sense of inner rightness.
2. Design a Radically Different Lifestyle
Go ahead, be different. It’s who you are. You’re wired differently, you have different needs, and you’ll do best with a much less conventional lifestyle.
Forget trying to fit into the mainstream box. Work different and minimal hours. Do what you love. Say, “No, thanks” to superficial socializing. Avoid the news.
3. Embrace Your Gifts
Your sensitivity is a beacon of light in the darkness, guiding you to your highest and best choices. Use it to select, define, and create your path.
Understand that your deep compassion, intuitive understanding, all-encompassing spirituality, and refined aesthetic sense are gifts not shared by the rest of the population. Welcome them, draw on them, develop them.
4. Go Boldly Into Your Purpose
Without purpose, you are lost. Discover your Soul’s Essential Purpose and LIVE it. Why on earth would we even consider doing anything else but living our purpose?
5. Be Mentored
To experience accelerated results in your life, work with a masterful, experienced coach or mentor who can guide you in creating what it is that you want.
Partnering with someone who believes in you, holds you accountable to your highest self, and knows how to help you to clarity when you’re faced with doubt or indecision will help you stay motivated you to take action on your visions and dreams.
Design Your Life to Work WITH Your Sensitivity
and in Alignment with Your Deep Essence
Bottom line, design your life — and your lifestyle — to work with your sensitivity rather than against it. Being true to your sensitivity is part of being true to yourself, which is where all great success and satisfaction springs from. Look first within to create without.