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Frankly, it\u2019s hard for me to really understand this question, one asked recently by a fellow HSP-er whom I admire and respect greatly, in light of my perspective on being an HSP. In my life, as a Highly Sensitive Person, I used to feel anxious. A lot. Often. Even constantly. But now I know that the label of \u201canxiety\u201d only serves as an indicator of HSP-ness (ohmigod, I know how that sounds when you say it, so forgive me, but please, carry on). In other words, there is no \u201ceither\/or\u201d situation here. I mean, how many HSPs do you <\/em>know who aren\u2019t anxious\u2014or who have become really, really good at hiding it?<\/p>\n Labeling us as HSPs rather than \u201canxious\u201d does not really help me shift in the way I want to shift. All it really tells me is that I have an excuse to be anxiety ridden. Which, honestly? Doesn\u2019t really work for me. What I want?<\/p>\n To be \u201ctapped in, turned on, and tuned in,\u201d as Abraham-Hicks would say.<\/p>\n Or, in my terms, to be in touch, in tune, and intrepid<\/em>.<\/p>\n So, how do we get there?<\/p>\n I think the very first question should be:<\/p>\n HSPs go around taking on other people\u2019s energy all the time. As I\u2019ve said, we have a good reason to do it. We bond that way, connect that way. It\u2019s how we empathize, understand, and relate. Only real problem is not that we form connections, but that we lose ourselves in the process. We end up in a state of perpetual confusion and\/or fogginess where nothing feels sure or certain or safe.<\/p>\n Which leads to (drumroll please) . . . That\u2019s right: the psychic octopus. You don\u2019t have to stop being the incredible HSP you are. You just have to know:<\/p>\n Refer to my posts on the psychic octopus<\/a> and your UES<\/a>, your Unique Energetic Signature, for more depth on those subjects. They are all tied together. You need to know who you are before you can stay in who you are. You need to feel good about who you are and where you are energetically to want to stay there, be there, exist there, and live there.<\/p>\n For you. For me. For the world.<\/p>\nAs Abraham-Hicks would say . . .<\/h3>\n
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