http://highlysensitive.org Sat, 10 May 2008 19:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "As a child, I was very shy. Painfully, excruciatingly shy. I hid a lot in my room. I was so terrified to read out loud in school that I had to have my mother ask my reading teacher not to call on me in class." - Kim Basinger Many of us ... http://highlysensitive.org/is-it-a-disorder-or-just-shyness/ "If the dimension of presence or awareness is missing, then you are lost in the reaction. Then you become the reaction, and you don't know who you are." Eckhart Tolle High sensitivity can be a deeply assaultive and distressing and disorienting experience. Probably starting when we were too young to have ... http://highlysensitive.org/lost-in-our-reactions/ Deanne Repich, Director of the National Institute of Anxiety and Stress, interviewed Dr. Aron for the Conquer Anxiety Success Program. Here is a message by Deanne Repich [photo] from her newsletter about the new interview: Is part of your anxiety that you are "too shy" or "too sensitive," according to others? ... http://highlysensitive.org/interview-with-elaine-aron-on-sensitivity-and-anxiety/ Excerpts from article Is being shy an illness? Most of us are shy to some degree.. So when is being shy an illness? The problem was first recognised as a mental health condition in 1980 and some professionals believe it's one of the most under-recognised and under-treated mental health problems of the ... http://highlysensitive.org/is-shyness-an-illness/ From article: Build Better Boundaries, by Sarah Dolliver * Have you ever agreed to do something that you knew you would rather not do? * Have you not given yourself enough time to do the things you do want to do, but instead used that time for someone else? * Have you allowed ... http://highlysensitive.org/sarah-dolliver-on-better-boundaries/ In an article of hers, Jenna Avery affirms, "As a sensitive soul, it's easy to get overstimulated. With stimulation all around, it's not surprising. Our urgency-addicted culture and mainstream work ethic is overstimulating. "Sound bites, billboards, spam, and constant advertisements surround us. Other people's energy and emotions affect us. Too much ... http://highlysensitive.org/jenna-avery-on-dealing-with-overwhelm/ According to a news story, "Shyness was an ongoing problem for Chris Cooper... While studying at the University of Missouri, he vowed to get 'unblocked.' Taking dance classes at nearby Stephens College, he was one of only three men amid a roomful of women... Acting was another means of expression ... http://highlysensitive.org/learning-to-live-with-social-anxiety/ "Sometimes because I am very shy, when I meet a director and they are shy too, we just sort of sit there." Actor Sigourney Weaver continued in an interview, "I remember when I met Ang Lee and we were left alone -- we were supposed to have tea with each other.. ... http://highlysensitive.org/being-inner-directed/ Life Coach Jenna Avery notes that "As a sensitive soul, good energy-management skills are a must. This means tuning in to yourself on a regular basis and continually reassessing and adjusting what you take on. "It's a real balancing act. And sometimes, despite your best intentions, your energy gets drained and ... http://highlysensitive.org/jenna-avery-on-energy-management/ "I'm too sensitive to watch most of the reality shows. It's so painful for me."  Amy Brenneman We may have thoughts that are based on irrational beliefs about how life is, or how we "should be" - and those thoughts can become habitual responses, and be too broad or inaccurate to ... http://highlysensitive.org/too-sensitive-for-what/