Living and loving as a highly sensitive introvert and empath in an extroverted world
Living and loving as a highly sensitive introvert and empath in an extroverted world
As kids and adolescents, we’re told that being different is a wonderful thing. “You’re unique,” our parents gush, fluffing out the neon blue tutu we’ve refused to take off for eight days straight. “You want to stand out from the crowd. People will always remember you.” What they don’t tell you is that, once you’re an adult, being different will …
Speech. Social anxiety’s worst enemy. Talk. Chat. Socialize. Comment. Network. Complain. Yell. Argue. Discuss. Brief. Debrief. In the English language alone, there are thousands of words set aside for describing every type of verbal expression. So where does that leave someone who struggles with socializing? In just over a month’s time, I will be attending the OYW 2018 Leadership forum. …
As an introvert, I pride myself on seeing things about people that they may have never even noticed about themselves. Little habits that they do when they’re nervous, the way their look when they’re secretly pleased, realizing that someone’s not nearly as cruel as you thought. Unfortunately, as wise and all-seeing as you feel, this people watching gift isn’t always …