tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post5017049915187075001..comments2023-12-07T03:10:25.030-08:00Comments on HSP Notes: HSP Overstimulation... and the Benefits of OrganizationPeter Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413240103371243243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-22833183093033105372016-05-07T18:35:12.823-07:002016-05-07T18:35:12.823-07:00Well I'll be. Now I understand why I am so or...Well I'll be. Now I understand why I am so organized. I never connected it with being an HSP and the overstimulation being disorganized causes me. I sort of assumed it was a control issue of some sort, but this makes so much more sense. For example, I HATE to misplace things and waste time looking for them, so I have a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Not because I am picky or difficult, as others may think or because I need control, which I thought and may be true in a sense. It is because the overestimation of searching for something that is important and needed in the moment totally overstimulates me. So, if keeping everything where it belongs is a control issue ... its control over my HSP. More of a work-around and n<br />ot a negative thing at all. Thank you for this.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564631542101195696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-40215670074314310462016-04-03T08:57:54.068-07:002016-04-03T08:57:54.068-07:00Stacey, thanks for sharing your experience! It'...Stacey, thanks for sharing your experience! It's a funny thing how our possessions can at one time be a source of comfort and at another feel like an overwhelming burden. I myself moved from a large house to a much smaller space in 1996 (AND across the country) and went through an almost 3-year process and lightening my load. I feel a lot better these days because my immediate surroundings don't wear me out so much that I can't deal with my greater surroundings... a HUGE difference. Much success with your ongoing downsizing effort!Peter Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413240103371243243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-52296057648897632302016-03-29T07:12:35.161-07:002016-03-29T07:12:35.161-07:00Hi Peter,
Love this blog and your work to understa...Hi Peter,<br />Love this blog and your work to understand yourself and HSP's.<br />This particular piece really spoke to me as I am not only an HSP and an INFJ, I am one who is naturally organized yet is not currently so. A number of years ago, which is too large a number to not be embarrassed by, my life became really challenging - I was homeless, jobless and without money, support and direction... basically the lowest of the low points of my life. As I struggled just to get from day to day, everything in my life became less and less organized.<br />Fast forward to the present day. I have accumulated a number of things over the years and that just adds to the task of becoming organized again. I have felt the organizational lack in my life to be a key component in the uneasiness and confusion I feel on pretty much a daily basis. Luckily I believe my organizational salvation is at hand, as I am moving soon to a tiny house. I am helping a friend out by doing so and my hand is being "forced" to get organized in order to live in this tiny place. I am purging possessions and lightening my load, which will only help with the process, as less to organize means it can happen easier. Even though my task right now is monumental, I know without a doubt that once it is done and I am settled in my new place, I will feel an incredible sense of relief and lightness!<br />So, yes, I believe that being organized will help with "HSP overstimulation" and that to "work smarter, not harder" will be normal for me once again! <br />Thank you again.<br /><br />Onward and upward,<br />Stacey <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com