https://cptsdfoundation.org/2026/09/04/are-you-a-highly-sensitive-person-heres-how-you-survive-when-the-world-overwhelms-you/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research, C-PTSD, CPTSD Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://cptsdfoundation.org/2026/09/04/are-you-a-highly-sensitive-person-heres-how-you-survive-when-the-world-overwhelms-you/#comment-59972 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:02:18 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987505082#comment-59972 Hi Rachel, thank you for your comment and I’m so happy to hear that you are doing better. Living with Complex PTSD is hard and I’m glad you have found the self-care beneficial. Yes, it’s important for me to write to help survivors and their loved ones handle the aftermath of trauma. I’m in this too and I write from my experiences to help others. Thanks fro reading. Love Lizzy.

]]> https://cptsdfoundation.org/2026/09/04/are-you-a-highly-sensitive-person-heres-how-you-survive-when-the-world-overwhelms-you/#comment-59965 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:04:28 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987505082#comment-59965 Lizzie, thank you for writing on this subject. As a trauma survivor, I am very much what you described. I call it being highly aware because I am aware of so much other people are not. So may times I make and observation and people comment, “Wow, I didn’t hear/see/notice that.” I do wear earbuds sometimes when in noisy places or situations and even wear sunglasses in some stores due to overly bright conditions. I am now grateful for my ability to “read” a room as it helps me to sort out people and know who is “safe” and who to stay away from until I figure them out a bit more.
It would be so beneficial to our world if people like us were employed to use our abilities to help others understand why people act the way they do be it in the business world or everyday life. This ability has served me in being able to look below the surface and have an idea of why someone acts the way they do. So many people with authority issues, who are negative in their outlook or even very quiet and withdrawn act that way for a reason and that reason is more than likely trauma they have experienced in the past.
I used to lament my highly aware abilities and avoid a lot of places, people and situations. I still do avoid crowded stores and large crowds. Now, thanks to the kind of books you mentioned and LOTS of therapy, I uitilize self-care from the list you compiled. I also notice that my awareness can be mild or I can be on high alert, depending on triggers that day.
Again, thank you for writing! You are an inspiration!

]]>