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Meditation: The most powerful way to reach your true self.<\/h1>\n
\"HSPS<\/a>
The Meditating HSP: Even if it’s never “Worked for you,” it’s worth doing: Do you feel like a big blockhead when you try to meditate?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thought versus Feeling<\/a>: The great dichotomy<\/h2>\n

The great dichotomy\u2014and paradox\u2014around being an HSP<\/a> is that you feel everything<\/em>, but when it comes time to meditate you find yourself so stuck in your mind\u2019s meanderings that you can\u2019t let go and do what you do so beautifully: feel intensely<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re going to talk about the actual process behind this dichotomy and what to do about it.<\/p>\n

Premise: \u201cI\u2019m too sensitive<\/a>. I feel everything.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Okay, so you\u2019re an HSP, a very highly sensitive person<\/a>. Which, like I said, basically means you feel everything. But it also means you tend to overthink<\/em> everything. It\u2019s a constant back-and-forth that keeps you tightly wound in insecurity, indecision, and, often, irreconcilable conflict.<\/p>\n

Supposition: \u201cMeditation is too hard.\u201d<\/h3>\n

Meditation is one, if not the, best way to rewire the way you move through life. It can be difficult for the very same dichotomy stated above. The key is to start thinking about the difference between feeling, as in emotion, and feeling, as the somatic sensations caused in the body. Otherwise, you can feel like a big blockhead!<\/p>\n

The example:<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019m upset.\u201d Being upset is an emotional state, an emotion you can name and feel<\/em> on that emotional level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel upset.\u201d Your heart is pounding in your chest because you feel upset. The heart\u2019s pounding is your body\u2019s somatic response to whatever you tell yourself you\u2019re experiencing: the sensation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Identifying the difference and then isolating whatever sensation in your body is taking place is what can help guide you into leaving the mind out of the picture.<\/h3>\n

In your head, the conversation (at least, if you\u2019re anything like me) can go something like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, I\u2019m trying to meditate. I\u2019m trying to quiet the mind. Stop my thoughts. All the things that everyone says to do. But I can\u2019t. I feel fidgety and my mind is hopping from one thought to the next. Why can\u2019t I stop the thoughts? Why can\u2019t I \u201cfocus on my breath\u201d and \u201crelax\u201d? Why is it so easy for other people? I give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll tell you a little secret. One reason why it feels so difficult is exactly because you\u2019re such a brilliant HSP! The very HSP-ness qualities<\/a> that make you experience everything so strongly are the same qualities that have your mind spinning in response.<\/p>\n

Shifting the conversation<\/h3>\n

The only way I\u2019ve found to shift this conundrum is by focusing on all the things my body is feeling while my mind is carrying on doing what it\u2019s doing. To remind myself minute-to-minute, second-to-second, what sensation is going on in my body as I\u2019m busily labeling, thinking, directing, mulling, whining, reliving conversations, and so on.<\/p>\n

Shifting into conscious awareness<\/a><\/h3>\n

Whenever I become aware that I\u2019m having the thought I\u2019m having, I think, \u201cOh, I\u2019m not meditating. I\u2019m having a thought. Oops.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see. What am I feeling in relation to that thought? What is my response to that thought?\u201d<\/p>\n