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Dealing with Anxiety When You Are a Highly Sensitive Overthinker*
There are so many reasons to be anxious these days. So many reasons. What’s a sensitive, empathetic, intuitive, analytical person to do? I don’t need to tell you what there is to be anxious about. You are quite aware of the little things and the big things and all of the things in between. You […]
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(Almost) Everything You Need To Know About Psychotherapy And Giftedness
Is this you? You’re articulate, insightful, sensitive, and extremely capable. But your anxiety keeps you awake nights. You feel unmotivated or sad much of the time. You question the purpose of your life and wonder if it’s pointless. You get frequent migraines or weird physical symptoms. Your self-criticism is out of control. You’re aware that […]
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Gifted Boys To Men — How To Thrive In A World That Misunderstands Your Sensitivities
What happens to super smart, sensitive, curious, empathetic, talkative, emotional little boys when they become men? Where does all of that emotion go? All of that empathy? All of that energetic curiosity? How do gifted men thrive in a world that doesn’t understand or appreciate their sensitive natures? I wrote about this in a post […]
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When People Find Your Intellect Intimidating — A Guide For Gifted Women
You don’t do it on purpose. Intimidate people. You’re just being you. In fact, you’re holding back. Slowing down. Smiling. Being gracious. Stifling your curiosity and your perceptions. Carefully selecting from the scores of effervescent thoughts that continuously swirl around in your brain. If they only knew how much you’re NOT showing. Oh, boy. And […]
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The Roots Of Unhealthy Perfectionism And What To Do About It
What if, from the time that you were 2 years old, you were told how smart you were. Over and over. Enthusiastically. By (well-meaning) parents and doting relatives. What if they praised you repeatedly for your many achievements and your perfect grades. What if you could tell that your parents needed you to be smart; […]
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How To Deal With Under-Thinkers When You’re An Over-Thinker
You’ve been called an over-thinker. You never. stop. thinking. Deep, wide, fast thinking comes naturally to your rainforest mind. You may need to learn to appreciate your capacity for complexity, analysis, synthesis, and learning instead of seeing yourself as obsessive, neurotic and diagnosable. But what about the under-thinkers in the world? I’m not mentioning any […]
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Dumb Down No More
You may have been told that you ought to keep quiet about your intelligence and your achievements. You may have been told that others will feel bad if you express enthusiasm for something that you know. You may have been called a show-off or a know-it-all. Well, it’s time to stop dumbing yourself down. You […]
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