How to Stop Taking Things Personally

Hi there, Highly Sensitive Person!

Does a "snarky" comment ruin your day?

Is your brain constantly supplying you with memories of embarrassing moments and old arguments you wish had gone differently?

If you answered yes to either or both of these, I want to share something that might sound kind of crazy.

What if you could just not get offended about things or take things personally?

Sound too good to be true?

When I heard Brooke Castillo say she doesn't get offended by anything anymore, my brain literally froze for a second, like, "Wait... what? How is that even possible?!"

Then the next thing I thought was, "I want that... how do I get that?"

And I've spent the last two years figuring that out.

It's an ongoing process, but I can tell you that Eleanor Roosevelt had it right, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Pithy wisdom, Ellie, but here's why that's a thing:

Your feelings stem from your thoughts about situations in your life, not the situations themselves.

Does this mean that there's no horribleness in the world and it's all in your head?

Not at all.

But we always have control over the way we see the world and the way we show up in it, even when situations outside of our control really, really suck.

This means that you have power and agency to think differently, which allows you to feel differently, which allows you to act differently.

You can actually go through your day, as a Highly Sensitive Person, letting things roll off of you.

How do I know?

Because that's how I live as an HSP 95% of the time and what I'm talking about in this week's episode of The Highly Sensitive Club.

Listen and / or watch to this week's episode on all the usual suspects:

Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Audible | YouTube | Website

You, yes you, can stop overthinking and living in the past.

You can learn how to go through your day with minimal disruptions from what other people say or do and keep being who you want to be.

You can learn how to use your empathy to become aware of other people's emotions without carrying them around with you.

That's the power of learning how to stop taking things personally.

Here's taking back your precious energy,

Steph

P.S. Want help learning how to stop taking things personally and not get offended? Book a consultation call with me. You'll leave the call with so much more clarity and understanding about why you're getting stuck, and I'll tell you how to move through it, whether you want to work together or not.