awareness

Highly Sensitive Persons & Canaries

Highly Sensitive Persons & Canaries

Has anyone ever told you that you’re, “too sensitive?” Many people in our society look at someone being sensitive or too sensitive as a bad thing. Yes, difficulties with emotional regulation is the topic of many of my sessions and an area of concern for many mental health diagnoses.

Attention-Seeking vs. Support-Seeking

Attention-Seeking vs. Support-Seeking

Say it. Say the phrase, “attention-seeking.” What comes to mind when you do? Is it a young child misbehaving? Is it an adult acting in an exaggerating manner? The phrase and the images that accompany it often stir up negative emotions. “Ugh, she’s so attention-seeking, what is wrong with her?”