Tag Archives: despair

July 12, 2011 The Process of Inner Child Healing and a Poem of Hope for Highly Sensitive Survivors

Hello everyone.  Whenever I write a new post, I “tune in” to you, my readers, and write from my heart.  Sometimes I plan what I am going to write and other times I write something entirely different from what I had planned.  At the beginning I used to worry, “how can I top that last post”, [...]

June 17, 2011 Hurts So Good?–Through Pain You Grow Stronger–Processing Childhood Emotional Pain So You Can Heal

Hi everyone.  Today I was out on my patio getting my morning dose of Vitamin D from the sun (hallelujah, the warmth is finally here to stay!) and writing down ideas for my next post.  When I was finished, the song “Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp came on the radio I was listening to.  You [...]

April 19, 2011 Moving On From A Narcissistic Parent-Part 2

Hi everyone. Easter will be here in less than one week and I have been reviewing the state of No Contact with my extended family.  It has been 1 year and 4 months since I have had any contact with them and I know I made the right decision.  The time away from them has continuously [...]

February 5, 2011 How Highly Sensitive People Who Are High Achieving and Intuitive Can Overcome Self-Defeating Behaviors

Hi everyone. My new website is here!  It is called Highly Sensitive Survivors and it is at hspsurvivors[dot]com.  Today’s post is primarily for high achieving intuitive thinking types (for example, INTJs, and ENTJs) but also may apply to high achieving feeling types as well. Today I want to talk about the special complexity of being both a high achiever and [...]

Nov. 30, 2010 Narcissistic Parents Are The Cause Of Learned Helplessness in Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)

Hi everyone.  Today I want to write about a subject that many of my clients and readers can relate to as Highly Sensitive People with a narcissistic parent.  It is something called Learned Helplessness.  Learned Helplessness is that feeling of powerlessness that we all feel at times, and for some of us it is more pervasive and [...]

September 29, 2010 Part 2–More Helpful Tips for HSPs With A Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone.  Today I am releasing Part 2 of my More Helpful Tips post for those of you Highly Sensitive Souls trying to figure out how to thrive when you have a narcissistic parent.  It may help for you to review tips 1 through 6 in my last post. To summarize, they were about: your gift of [...]

September 15, 2010 More Helpful Tips–For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) With A Narcissistic Parent–Part 1

Hi everyone. As highly sensitive people, many of you are struggling with how to cope with your relationship with your narcissistic parent and your unsupportive siblings and extended family.  First of all I want to tell you that I understand your pain and how hard it is. There is very little support in our society for [...]

August 17, 2010 Helpful Tips and Reminders for Highly Sensitive Survivors of a Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone. Finally a new post!  It’s been a wonderful, eventful summer!  My 20-year-old daughter has been home from college for the summer since May and it has been wonderful spending time with her–probably her last summer living at home with her father and I.  And we just helped my 23-year-old son move into his apartment in the [...]

May 27, 2010 Summer’s Great Expectations–Why Summertime Can Be Difficult for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) Surviving From A Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone.  The warm weather is here!  Summer is coming!  Visions of the fun times ahead soaking up the sun, and outdoor activities fill the mind!  The plans, the anticipation, the wonder, and excitement…Yay!  Right?…or instead are you wondering why you are feeling surprisingly “down”?  I have been trying to figure out why I’ve had to fight [...]

Mar. 7, 2010 Techniques for Journaling and Over-riding Your Inner Critic–For The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

Hi everyone.  I’m happy to be back.  Everything is very quiet in regards to my mother and extended family.  Thank goodness no more phone calls or emails–there were only about 2 short ones each since I began no contact.  So I feel I can relax and just enjoy moving forward.  I  had a wonderful vacation [...]

Feb. 20, 2010 Moving on from a Narcissistic Parent–A Former Obedient Child’s Fight For Freedom

Jan. 21, 2010 Childhood Pain Comes Up to Heal When Things Are Going Well

Hi everyone.  The day after I released my post on No More Guilt you might be able to guess what happened–I woke up in the morning with the dreaded feeling of Guilt like a black cloud hanging over my head.  In the past I might have felt guilty and spiraled into negativity but thank goodness [...]

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