Self-Care Sunday: Emotional Self-Care for Highly Sensitive People

Have you ever felt like you caught a vibe, feeling, or energy from someone as easy as some people catch colds? If you enter a room where there was an argument between two people, can you pick up on that emotion? It has been suggested that these sensations could indicate that you are a highly sensitive person, or HSP.

It can be really easy for highly sensitive people to become overwhelmed with not only what’s going on in their lives due to a deeper processing of information, but also the emotions and energy of others. The differences in processing information also means that those who identify as HSP are often more creative and empathetic. You can’t have a blessing without a curse, right?

Self-care is an integral part of our overall health. However, due to the high levels of stress that HSPs experience, self-care is an essential step. Fortunately, there are some self-care steps HSPs can take to combat the emotional and physical effects of living with the stress and energy of others, helping to avoid emotional burnout.

• Get your ZZZs
• Listen to what your body needs
• Occupy your mind by reading a book
• Get creative with an art project
• Warm Epsom salt baths while visualizing the water cleansing you of the emotional funk
• Put down the caffeine and drink some herbal tea
• Hug or kiss a dog, cat, bird, ferret, etc
• Tidy up your environment as clutter can be a source of stress
• Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries
• Mindfulness, paying attention to your breath and engage in centering practices
• Visualize yourself surrounded by a protecting white light

Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? Have you tried any of these suggestions to reduce the physical and emotional effects of the energy you pick up from others? What has been the best preventative way to avoid picking up other people’s energy? What is your favorite way of shaking bad energy?