I felt the world too much-- On being a highly...

There is a growing awareness in psychiatry that not all psychiatric illness is psychiatric— some percentage of what presents in psychiatric settings is actually triggered by autoimmune responses to various pathogens and insults. In the late '90s a syndrome called PANDAS (pediatri ...  Show more

Psychotherapy can often get stuck in a there and then storytelling mode....how do we shift the therapeutic encounter into the immediacy of the Here and Now? Here Dr. H shares 10 questions which shine a spotlight on what's happening (and not happening!) between therapist and patie ...  Show more

The life of the highly sensitive person is often misunderstood. Highly sensitive aren't just people who cry too much or get overwhelmed, take things too personally: they actually take in so much of the world that it can be too much. They feel everything, from joy to sadness, so i ...  Show more

I know it sounds crazy, but we aren't all totally comfortable feeling big feelings, even when they are considered "good." Sometimes, when your reservoir is near the top, even excitement over something can cause chronic symptoms. If you don't know what's up with your wily brain, y ...  Show more

Growing up as an HSP, we would tend to notice the emotions of everyone around us and at such a young age it could be hard to discern if they were mad at us or something else. Sadly, we've internalized that as adults and can often feel guilty if people are upset.

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Immigrant Speaks from the Heart--</h1> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Live Work with Sunny, Part 2</h2> <h4>Last week you heard Part 1 of the Live work with Sun ...  Show more