Cassie Talks - Mental Health

  If you don't feel in the mood to read you can just sit back, press play and watch the video instead.  Does the following seem familiar? "So many things to do and so little time to do it in and my mind is racing.  So many sounds, sights and smells to take in and it overloads my senses. Internal and external chatter all around me and I start to feel discombobulated. I rush about trying to get my daily activities achieved while trying to self-regulate. I have a headache, my hearts pacing, and anxiety starts to set in. The feelings of overwhelm are overtaking my soul as I scramble around trying to find a way out". If you can relate to one of my experiences I have just described, you may be struggling with feelings of overwhelm. Everyone from time to time feels overwhelmed, especially in this fast paced society we live in. However when living with neurological differences, a mental illness, going through difficult or stressful times, or indeed if you are a highly sensitive ...

Do you feel things more intensely than others? Are you easily overwhelmed by external and internal stimuli? Do you pick up on things that might go unnoticed to others? Do you need lots of alone time to cope with being highly sensitive? If you answered yes to these questions you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). I am an HSP,  I have always been hyper sensitive to other peoples emotions particularly others discomfort, noise and chaotic environments. I become overwhelmed when I have a lot to do and I do not like being under observation. When I meet you I study your face like an atlas, I make brief eye contact with you, the eyes are a window to our souls and I can find it overwhelming to make eye contact. I notice every micro-movement you make and if it doesn't marry up with what you are saying I find it hard to trust you. Your emotions stir up my emotions and I feel very deeply. If you are happy I am happy, if you are sad I feel sad and so on. As we are talking I become...