HSP Self-care

 

by Linda Binns

the self-care you need

• Spend time alone. Find somewhere to go to be by yourself, even for just a few minutes, when you’re at work.
• Boost your energy before and/or after work with something soothing. Michelle’s routines were yoga and soaking in a hot tub. Yours may be different.
• Listen to calming music, or even white noise, while at work.
• Practice working through emotional issues, rather than holding onto them. (Yes, we too can “smuggle” feelings from our personal life to work or vice versa.)
• Bring nature into your environment, such as a plant or fresh flowers. It’s amazing what even one beautiful natural element makes for HSPs.

 your natural gifts as a highly sensitive person

Nothing stifles your energy more than not using your innate gifts, talents, and abilities. 

Do you have a strong intuition about certain things? Do you know things without knowing how or why you know them? Do people seek you out for advice, or share problems with you? All of these things are clues to your unique gifts.

Once you identify them, you must use them in some way — and yes, you can leverage them at work. It’s a rare workplace that doesn’t want an insightful problem-solver that everyone trusts.

HSPs can thrive in our professional lives, but we can’t wait for other people to figure out what we need. We have to take the lead. We have to help ourselves and tell others how to help us. Then we can show the world what we’re really capable of. When people see how much we have to offer, I believe we will be more accepted — and valued. That’s when organizations will start competing for their share of HSPs.