Posted by Kath on September 19, 2009, at 20:11:43
In reply to Diagnosis - How many identify?, posted by Dinah on September 13, 2009, at 10:39:07
> Would any of you identify as having hyperreactive nervous systems? And things like IBS or migraines that are associated with them?~ ~ Dinah, I'm not sure what that means, but in my Group Therapy, the therapist often will say something like, "You might want to read up on 'The Highly Sensitive Person'. People who are highly sensitive feels things BIG. They are affected in a big way by sights, sounds, events, emotions. I think you might be a highly sensitive person. If so, that's just the way you are; you can't change it, but sometimes it helps to understand it."
I went to Chapters & did the checklist in a book she recommended. I didn't bother buying the book, because I had maybe 1 less than the number of things that were mentioned as indicating one was a HSP. I think the concept helped me somewhat. Sometimes if I'm really upset about something (particularly if my husband seems totally neutral about it) I feel better with the awareness that perhaps I "feel things BIG".
xo Kath
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