Absolute inability to sleep on overnight flights. Who can sleep in that noise, surrounded by a bunch of people, whilst being so utterly uncomfortable? The chances of an HSP arriving at their destination well-rested and fresh-faced are pret-ty close to a zero…
Seriously though!
I suddenly forget how to type if someone starts watching me do it. Or how to chop onions. Or how to stir a pot. Or how to make coffee. Or anything. It’s a small wonder I manage to breathe when there are people around. 😕
Have you? Would you? And could you – or do you think some sort of fundamental you-ness is going to follow you no matter where you are?
… by the cartoonist David Sipress. Do you think the Internet has made humankind bloody bonkers, or has humankind always been bloody bonkers and the Internet has simply provided a way for humankind to really put its bonkersness out there?
I shall now confess to my un-HSP-like weirdness. I know many HSPs love nature, find walks in forests wonderfully calming and wholeheartedly agree with Anne Frank that “nature brings solace in all troubles”. Not me. Don’t get me wrong: I, of course, love nature, understand its fundamental importance for humankind, and am worried about […]
ETA: It turns out this beautiful sentiment was actually penned by Amelia Olson, who is a contributor to Hello Giggles, the site Zooey Deschanel co-founded. You can find the original post here.
Needing sunglasses – absolutely and without question – when it’s sunny. Preferring to wear sunglasses on most overcast days. And, in fact there are a lot of artificial lighting conditions where I would absolutely love to wear sunglasses too, were it not so frowned upon if you’re not a celebrity. 🙄