Am I Making Excuses or Plain Exhausted?

Hey there, Highly Sensitive Person!

Have you ever felt frozen in the middle of an internal struggle between wanting to stop everything to rest and wanting to keep pushing through on action?

You really want to make sure the house is picked up, all those emails have been sent, you're reaching out to loved ones, and you're showing up for your work.

But you also want to grab some comfort food and sit in front of the TV for a while.

Or just, take a nap.

You, like me, might have a voice in your head saying, "Just do it. You'll feel better when it's done. You can't make progress if you stop. Don't be lazy."

Those old chestnuts.

And another voice is saying, "I'm tired. I really don't want to. I mean I want to, but not right now. Can someone else just take care of all of this, please?"

You might be wondering how to tell if you're simply avoiding and procrastinating (making excuses) or whether your mind and heart and body are genuinely telling you to slow down and rest.

Watch and listen to this week's podcast / video for 5 ways you can determine if you're avoiding, procrastinating, and making excuses instead of doing the thing you really want to do

OR

if you are genuinely exhausted, emotionally or physically, so you can get some rest without guilt, remorse, or self-judgement.

I've said this before, and I'll say it again, the hustle culture that we live in where success is defined by how much stuff you have and whether you've checked off all the conventional boxes, that doesn't work for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs).

Tune in to get away from the hustle culture that's particularly damaging to HSPs and learn how to reconnect, get present, and end the guilt fest around rest.

This helped me tremendously when I was feeling caught between my high standards and self-care. I hope it helps you too.

Big hugs,

Steph