Celebrating the Highly Sensitive Personality
Throughout my life, I often had a sense that I felt emotions more deeply and painfully than many of my friends and colleagues. Things seemed to roll off their backs, while I became greatly affected in some way by what I'd seen or heard.
I easily picked up on how others were feeling, and their energies affected my own. I was forever concerned about what the people around me were undergoing: had I said or done something to offend them, and what did that look they just gave me actually mean?
I always wished I could be a bit less emotional when discussing heartfelt matters; a little less moved when watching movies, or listening to accounts of bravery and courage, a bit more thick skinned when it came to making decisions. I seemed to be so highly sensitive and it was far from a blessing. What was wrong with me?
With EFT, I freed myself from the burden (as I believed it to be) of being sensitive and began to see the positives, possibilities and full potential, which come from having this type of personality.
The following tapping may be useful if you are reading this and noticing similarities in the way you think, feel and behave.
Even though I'm angry with myself because I'm so sensitive, for the moment I have decided to accept myself anyway
Even though I wish I were more thick-skinned, and didn't get hurt so easily, I deserve to accept myself for being me
Even though I've always thought being this sensitive was a weakness, what if it's actually a strength?
Top of head: I'm angry with myself because I feel everything so deeply
Eyebrow: Why am I so sensitive?
Side of eye: I can feel what they're feeling
Under eye: and I worry that I've hurt them in some way
Under nose: I seem to absorb everything
Chin: and it's so tiring!
Collarbone: I feel so different
Under arm: What's wrong with me?
Top of head: Perhaps I could turn this around
Eyebrow: and think about this from another perspective
Side of eye: It's good that I am capable of feeling things this deeply
Under eye: It's right that I'm so aware of what others are thinking and feeling
Under nose: I can be helpful and supportive
Chin: I can make a difference
Collarbone: and I deserve to do this in a triumphant way
Under arm: I choose to celebrate who I am and how I feel
Disclaimer: In tapping along to this transcript, you take full responsibility for your health and well being.
About the author: Annabel Fisher is a licensed NLP Practitioner and runs a successful EFT practice. Find relief from pain, chronic illness, fears and phobias, headaches and migraines, weight issues and more through EFT. Get your free "The Essentials of EFT Guide" plus one-hour EFT Q&A audio recording by signing up for her newsletter at: www.theefthealingcentre.com.