Emotional Wounding and Supporting Ourselves as a Highly Sensitive Person

Douglas Eby

Julie Bjelland, a psychotherapist and author specializing in helping Highly Sensitive People, notes "life can hit us with a bunch of emotional wounds or hard times - all impacting both our physical and mental health."

Here is an excerpt of the notes about her HSP Podcast episode: Episode 149: Emotional Wounding Support During Hard Times with Julie Bjelland and Willow McIntosh, the founder of Inluminance and leader of the High Sensory Intelligence movement.

Examples of Emotional Wounding…

    Painful world events and images seen on the news

    Social media, discrimination, hatred…

    Death or pain of loved ones including animals and even trees.

    Negative self talk and self-criticism

    Medical or mental health challenges

Resources & Links Mentioned in the full Episode

HSP Practitioners Directory

'Tips & Tools to Thrive' Topic in the Sensitive Empowerment Community

Brain Training Course

Find the full length episode of this HSP Podcast (Ep. 149) and many more resources at the Sensitive Empowerment site.

What helps?

When life stressors knock us down, here are loving ways to support yourself…

    think about emotional injury as the same as physical injury in the sense that it involves a time of care and nurturing healing. 

    lovingly acknowledge the emotions, check in with your inner child with self-compassion, like how we might respond to children when they need support—loving, caring, gentle, patient, compassionate.

    remind yourself that the intensity of the feeling is temporary and won't feel this way forever. 

    accept yourself as a deep feeler, think of the ebb and flow of nature, and accept your flow. 

    stop your to-do list and focus instead on... "what do I need at this moment." Letting go of some responsibilities allows us to focus on our needs. It's ok to say no or change plans. 

    up your self care and also spend a lot of time in nature, in water or near water, and with trees and quiet places. It's HSP medicine for most everything.

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