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Fitting in as a Uniquely Sensitive Person
To the minority of people who are uniquely sensitive fitting
in (or, perhaps we should say, trying to fit in) can take many
forms, starting with a primary relationship, community,
neighborhood, socially — all aspects of life are affected by those
approximately 20% of our western civilization identified as
uniquely sensitive. That leaves 80% of our society differently
wired and our 20% often feeling like we just can’t fit
in. To some of them, it seems like we won’t fit in and to
us it sometimes seems like we never will.
What have you observed about the differences between you and the
majority? Have your organized some strategies to fit in
better? Have you changed your opinion of what it looks like to
fit in?
Following are practical tips we’ve implemented and our
lives are much more balanced as a result:
- If working from home as a solopreneur, choose
specific days and times you’re at work based
on your requirements for sleep and whether you’re an
AM or a PM person. Make down time part of the
routine.
- If working in an office setting, plan your breaks
to be alone or away from the routine at paced intervals
during the day.
- Have your meal time support the way you know your
body prefers.
- Drink more water than you think you need.
- When invited to a large luncheon, decide in
advance whether you have the energy for it and whether you
have available bounce back’ time following the
event.
- "Let me think about that, I’ll get back to
you" is our favorite response – it both protects you from
overload and lets the person inviting you know that
you’re interested.
- Be conscious about doing one thing at a time.
Following are what we laughingly call woo woo tips that we’ve
implemented:
- Write your dreams on paper you love.
- Be open to miracles finding you & say so aloud.
- Sit at the park to observe Nature.
- Take a new risk.
- Keep track of all the things for which you are grateful.
- Practice making eye contact with people you meet.
- Breathe consciously (that’s inhaling through your nose for an easy count of 4, holding breath for a count of 8, exhaling through your nose to a count of 12)
Now it’s your turn to design your best plan for fitting
in. Being specific about what uniquely sensitive people need to
fit in (whether it’s woo woo or practical) aids life
running smoothly — fitting in can be a function of how we fit in
with ourselves, our needs and our personal space. Once
comfortable there, the rest as they say, is easy. Fitting in
can take on a whole new meaning with the knowledge that being
uniquely sensitive is also a basis for the template you’ll
design to live your best life without apologies, without
excuses, with joy and exuberance because you can!
We hope these tips on fitting in are helpful. Let us know some
of yours both practical and woo woo. Email us with your ideas;
we’d love to hear from you.
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