By Brooke Nielsen How’s your energy today? Are you feeling on top of the world or in need of a Energizer-powerpack? Do you ever wonder what factors in your life boost or drain your energy as an HSP?
I’ve been exploring energy with some of the wonderful folks who took my Intuitive Warrior Journey program. Recently, they sat down with me and shared first-hand about their experiences with energetic boundaries. I learned SO much, and was blown away by what they shared and I thought you would be too.
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Let's talk about the different types of energetic boundary damage which causes our struggles with carrying others' emotions, feeling exhausted all the time, and losing touch with ourselves (to name a few).
First, let's recap what we've covered so far:
By Brooke Nielsen I’m sure you’ve heard the term “boundaries” before; it's an important topic!
Here's the thing though: after years of my own therapy and getting pretty darn good at setting boundaries, I still felt exhausted at the end of the day, like I was carrying around a 50 lb. backpack of the world's emotional junk. What was going on? If I was decent at setting boundaries, why did I feel this way? by Brooke Nielsen, LMFT When I was younger, I was looking for permission. Permission to be me.
Looking back, I see that I was carrying around a wound. A wound that created the belief, "I don't fit in and something is fundamentally wrong with me." That made me feel like I needed permission, validation, and approval in order to be the real me. There was even a safety issue in here: I feared that if I was myself, I would be hurt or shamed. By Brooke Nielsen, LMFT Can you guess THE most common challenge of being an HSP?
Here are some clues (quotes from our HSP community)...
All of these struggles come from energetic boundary issues. By Brooke Nielsen, LMFT Does this sound familiar?
You’re going about your day when something catches you completely off guard. In a flash, your body comes alive with energy, your head is foggy, your thoughts spin, and your hands feel clammy. Your emotions are huge, overwhelming. Shame, anger, and/or fear overtake you and you want to lash out/hide/run away. You might feel frozen. If we looked at what provoked this reaction, something probably made you feel unsafe (physically or emotionally): you felt shamed, rejected, abandoned, or threatened. The above experience describes a “trauma trigger”. by Brooke Nielsen, LMFT I know something wonderful about you: you value growth.
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