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Hi new here but not to the Mighty #HSP #ADHD #Anxiety #Depression #CPTSD #PTSD

I”m only recently learning to understand my innate neurodivergent processing styles of being an extremely empathic highly sensory person (HSP) with ADHD. I have a disorganized insecure attachment style and struggle with C-PTSD. I grew up with so many unconscious strategies to dissociate and be emotionally disconnected.

It had been so challenging to understand how the early developmental trauma/emotional neglect/abuse from being raised by narcissistic emotionally unavailable parents impacted my ability to connect to my emotions. That I now know meant they were emotionally immature parents incapable of showing, modeling, and expressing emotions in healthy ways. This messed with being innate empathic. While I could rarely connect to my own emotions. I was like an emotional sponge to everyone and everything around me.

I noticed this group today. I have not been on the Mighty in a long time. I have grown so much since first posting on this app in 2018. Tracking emotions is still very difficult for me.

I only discovered this week that when multiple life challenges overlap and overwhelm me at the same time makes me extremely resentful. I only recently learned that resentments is stored anger. Think of built up anger of decades of being emotionally dismissed by those who are supposed to love you the most. I became so counter dependent. Growing up thinking I have only myself to count on. That I do not expect help from anyone. I don’t expect anyone to love me. So when faced with challenges I automatically feel completely abandoned, alone and unlovable.

So today I can say I am feeling angry, hurt, isolated, alone, abandoned, dismissed, resentful, sad, uncertain. I’m actually allowing myself to sit with this discomfort. Oddly with this clarity also has me feeling some acceptance of just being in my present experience. Surprisingly the clarity is bringing a sense of peace. Well I think it’s peace. It is new for me to recognize I can experience both pleasant and unpleasant emotions at the same time.

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I'm feeling like a burden.

Extroverted people take so much space (that´s my experience in daily life).
For me as #HSP and introverted person, it feels like I have only little space to be myself.
It´s so challanging.....
I´m happy about the few uplifting social interactions. (Of course I wish there would be more of them.)

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Thoughts

I am a #HSP in which my emotions can sometimes get the better of me. I feel #overwhelmed by my surroundings and sometimes feel like I have to hide away. It helps to get away sometimes.. especially when there is too much emotional events taking place around me. I know I cannot watch the news, it's too much for me and I never know what to expect.

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Got no one

I hate where I live I hate my mental disability I feel so so low so so alone so down 24 7, im in so much mental pain. So much sadness. I have partner who says things like I embrace the sadness, I like being sad etc etc I want to leave but I can’t, I have no funds nor job no mental ability to do that. My family only help me and support me when they aren’t busy to talk but no of them help me properly in running away from my life of pain. I think I complain to much to people maybe. I feel so sad all the time. I’m waiting on new meds from the doctors and counciling but doubt it will cure it because it’s been 20 years from 13-33 years old. I wish I wasn’t alive but too sad to end the pain. Someone help me ;-( I feel so alone in this sadness I can’t cope with anything and just want to be loved and someone’s special person I just want to be happy and not so low all the time even when I appear happy. #depressed #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder ?? #sensitive #HSP #Caregiving #mood

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always remember to take some time to yourself as a HSP

#HSP

being an empath and a HSP isnt easy..you deal with your emotions on top of other peoples emotions that you feel as your own..it can be very draining and you get overstimulated very easily and need to isolate to recharge.

i have been around negative people and literally could feel they're negativity..its not a good feeling..you feel extremely valnerable and its stressful..ive noticed the older i get the more stimulating fairs and parks are.. the more people im around..the more im going to feel..

its extremely important to take care of your mental health no matter who you are but you have to work extra hard at taking care of it as a HSP and an empathetic person.. remember:YOU GOT THIS ❤️

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HSP

With HSP and PTSD, noises at night of any kind send my mind spinning. And when I know the noise is coming from someone who is doing it intentionally, I become a person who no one wants to know. #HSP #PTSD #depressionandanxiety

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I'm new here

Just started with The Mighty and hope to join in on the conversation. I'm ADHD as well as undiagnosed Autism (feeling unhopeful at the moment that this will change because many are biased that only young boys have this problem). Looking forward to meeting others as well as giving support. #Autism #ADHD #HSP

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BIG Feelings

I think I'm highly sensitive and feel very deeply. I have hurt feelings very easily. I'm frequently deeply sad, regretful and can cry easily. I need help managing this

#emotional #HSP #hypersensitive #CPTSD #Sadness #dysregulation

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