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Energy Envy and an Introvert Meltdown Curtailed:The Power of Having Your Sensitivity Valued

By Brenda Knowles|2015-09-22T16:07:00-05:00April 12th, 2013|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: creativity, Extraversion and introversion, Feeling overwhelmed, highly sensitive person, introvert relationships|

I had a little meltdown today. It had to do with old baggage about competition and insecurity. I should have known it was coming. I've been going 100 mph lately. The primary reason: I'm prepping my house for sale. Lots of organizing, cleaning, mess avoiding and workmen swarming. I'm stressed about timing and frustrated because my [...]

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This is me. This is me from the day I was born. For so long I felt misunderstood and rejected, even by the people closest to me, because they could never understand my need for solitude, and I had no idea how to explain it to them. Even now that I know more about Introversion and have a more informed understanding of my hard-wired need for solitude, it’s still very difficult sometimes to help my loved ones understand this profound craving for time and space all to myself. This is one of the best… Read more

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For the first time in my life I could truly explain, through your words the way in which I experience life and myself. Brenda… It all fell into place. I had found myself and had such a moment of clarity. It felt like such a big weight was lifted off of my shoulders. Finally I felt like it was ok to be me. I was not the only one. I had found people and a little space where I fit in. … I was at work and crying on the inside. Emotions ran wild inside me. I was ecstatic, sad, confused, motivated, i… Read more

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