Shannon Garza
Shannon is a Highly Sensitive Person and an Introvert. She is a coach for Highly Sensitive People. She is an advocate for breaking the stigma on mental health. She loves laughter, kittens and helping people live their best lives.
Creativity and the HSP
Most, if not all, HSPs are creative. We have found it to be a great outlet for our feelings. Our emotions. Many of us create to show the depths of our soul. To express the immense emotion living inside us.…
My Journey with Chronic Illness as an HSP
Sometimes it takes all I have just to get out of bed. That’s how it is when my illnesses are flaring. I am an HSP who suffers from chronic illness. It was a struggle that took all of my energy.…
An HSP on Taking Pills and Pill Shaming
I’ve been mentally ill since I was a kid. I can remember it clearly. My belief is it started when I was 4 years old. My family picked up and moved to the country and we lived in tents while…
HSPs and Sense Sensitivities
The touch sensitivity. This one is really tough to live with. You are constantly feeling things. Clothes that are itchy. Tags on clothes. Textures of food. Seams on socks. Short sleeve shirts. Those are a few of the things that…
What Is an HSP?
A Highly Sensitive Person or HSP, is someone who experiences life on a deeper level. We feel things intensely and can become overwhelmed easily. Our nervous systems are wired differently, more developed than most and the way we react to…
An HSPs Battle with Depression
I battle clinical depression. I have ever since I was a kid. Lately I’ve discussed this with many other HSPs and found out that a lot of them battle with depression as well. I’m curious if it has anything to…
Growing Into the HSP Trait
When I was younger things were much harder for me. Like many others I didn’t have any guidance on being an HSP even though at least half of my family are HSPs. I guess that was a time when sensitivity…
Temperature Changes and An HSP
It’s cold in here. That bothers me like nothing other. I can’t function when it’s cold, a challenge this gift of sensitivity has ever so thoughtfully bestowed upon me. Everywhere I go it’s cold — the restaurant down the road,…
