I’m neither highly sensitive, nor autistic, but I do think I am closer to neurodivergent than I am to neurotypical. And I am most certainly very introverted and need time alone to recharge my batteries after being around people. And in the past I have been very sensitive to certain noises, especially, that were very irritating and drove me nuts. So I can relate to a lot of what you’re saying. Not everything, but a good bit. What helped with the noise irritation, I think, was changing my diet, and getting more magnesium. I cut out milk and cheese when I realized I was lactose intolerant, and that helped a lot because the more calcium in your diet, the more magnesium you need. And getting enough magnesium is necessary for calm nerves. I believe they give it to high-strung racehorses to keep them calm. I also started using thickened milk of magnesia as a deodorant instead of a commercial deodorant and it works great for me. It sounds weird, I know, but they also sell magnesium creams to rub on your skin for absorption, so it makes sense.
And if you enjoy reading self-help books, may I recommend a series that helped me a lot? It’s the Mars/Venus books by John Gray, (“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”, “Mars and Venus on a Date”, “Mars and Venus Together Forever”, etc.). Before I read the books, I knew men were pretty ignorant about women, but I didn’t realize how ignorant I was about men. Wow, that was an eye-opener! We’re all looking for love, we all want to love and be loved, but giving the kind of love we want doesn’t work. What does work is giving the kind of love that our partners want and need. And that can be quite different from what we need…
And those books are about relationships, of course, but other self-help books I’ve been reading recently that have helped me with mental health issues are books from authors Michael Singer and Byron Katie. And also their YouTube videos.
Anyway, thanks for your post, your avoidance issues are very applicable to me, and I’m trying to work on that. So it was good to read yours too. I really enjoy all of your posts and your YouTube videos also. And your artwork is awesome! Thanks for sharing it all!
Customer service is torture. But I raise you working in a middle a school class room and tutoring math Exhausting job. My children learned they could not talk to me until we got home because I was not able to respond at the end of the day. By years end I sat and rocked in a chair for two weeks. Definitely a questionable job choice for me.
Oh my this explains so much. I have some of the same characteristics. I am the one family calls to find out where they put something. I also notice things and know when they have been moved. Noice bothers me, please don’t turn on music and then leave it on all day. I can’t think with it on. I need time away from people to re-energize as being with people exhausts me. Some of my job choices have not been the best. But my last work environment was in software development. We were all introverts and barely spoke to one another all day. It was wonderful! I have never thought of myself as highly sensitive but am sure there is a sliding scale and I bet I am on it. Hmm sounds like the chicken may have just laid an egg.
I’m neither highly sensitive, nor autistic, but I do think I am closer to neurodivergent than I am to neurotypical. And I am most certainly very introverted and need time alone to recharge my batteries after being around people. And in the past I have been very sensitive to certain noises, especially, that were very irritating and drove me nuts. So I can relate to a lot of what you’re saying. Not everything, but a good bit. What helped with the noise irritation, I think, was changing my diet, and getting more magnesium. I cut out milk and cheese when I realized I was lactose intolerant, and that helped a lot because the more calcium in your diet, the more magnesium you need. And getting enough magnesium is necessary for calm nerves. I believe they give it to high-strung racehorses to keep them calm. I also started using thickened milk of magnesia as a deodorant instead of a commercial deodorant and it works great for me. It sounds weird, I know, but they also sell magnesium creams to rub on your skin for absorption, so it makes sense.
And if you enjoy reading self-help books, may I recommend a series that helped me a lot? It’s the Mars/Venus books by John Gray, (“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”, “Mars and Venus on a Date”, “Mars and Venus Together Forever”, etc.). Before I read the books, I knew men were pretty ignorant about women, but I didn’t realize how ignorant I was about men. Wow, that was an eye-opener! We’re all looking for love, we all want to love and be loved, but giving the kind of love we want doesn’t work. What does work is giving the kind of love that our partners want and need. And that can be quite different from what we need…
And those books are about relationships, of course, but other self-help books I’ve been reading recently that have helped me with mental health issues are books from authors Michael Singer and Byron Katie. And also their YouTube videos.
Anyway, thanks for your post, your avoidance issues are very applicable to me, and I’m trying to work on that. So it was good to read yours too. I really enjoy all of your posts and your YouTube videos also. And your artwork is awesome! Thanks for sharing it all!
Customer service is torture. But I raise you working in a middle a school class room and tutoring math Exhausting job. My children learned they could not talk to me until we got home because I was not able to respond at the end of the day. By years end I sat and rocked in a chair for two weeks. Definitely a questionable job choice for me.
I will take a look at the video.
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Oh my this explains so much. I have some of the same characteristics. I am the one family calls to find out where they put something. I also notice things and know when they have been moved. Noice bothers me, please don’t turn on music and then leave it on all day. I can’t think with it on. I need time away from people to re-energize as being with people exhausts me. Some of my job choices have not been the best. But my last work environment was in software development. We were all introverts and barely spoke to one another all day. It was wonderful! I have never thought of myself as highly sensitive but am sure there is a sliding scale and I bet I am on it. Hmm sounds like the chicken may have just laid an egg.