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Are You Overthinking Or Are They Just Underthinking?
Are you often accused of overthinking? Do people tell you that you ought to be more chill and less analytical? More easy-going and less demanding? More go-with-the flow and less insightful? More quiet and less noisy? More dull and less sharp? That’s what I thought. All I can say is, please, do not stop *over*thinking.…
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When Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Giftedness Go To College
Ellen was a fast talking, deep feeling, super insightful 20 year old. She’d been a high achiever throughout her public school years. The work was easy. She could listen to one teacher while she did her homework for another. She was conscientious and energetic. Curious and imaginative. She was also anxious. Her active rainforest mind…
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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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So Many Worries, So Little Time — Anxiety And Your Creative Mind
If you’re a sensitive, empathetic human, which you know you are, it would be very hard, OK, impossible, not to feel somewhat anxious these days. OK. Maybe very anxious. There are multiple reasons for this. So many opportunities for anxiety. I don’t need to tell you. And let’s face it. You were born worrying. That…
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The More You Know, The More You Worry
Perhaps you thought that if you were smart, you wouldn’t be a worrier. If you were smart, you’d know all of the answers. You wouldn’t have to be anxious because you could think your way out of any problem. But, in fact, you may worry constantly. You worry when you’re sleeping. When you’re hiking. When…
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