by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 23, 2018 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
At the core of anxiety – whether health anxiety, death anxiety, relationship anxiety, or generalized anxiety – is the need for safety. As I’ve been writing about in my last few posts, left to our own unguided minds, the ego will latch onto our... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 9, 2018 | Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
“Whether through birds in snow, or geese honking in the dark, or through the brilliant wet leaf that hits your face the moment you are questioning your worth, the quiet teachers are everywhere. When we think we are in charge, their lessons dissolve as accidents or... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 26, 2018 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
As highly sensitive people we’re physiologically wired to look for what’s wrong or amiss. While this hypervigilence once served us and our community extremely well when we were living in the outback or jungle and we were the first to scan the horizon to... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 3, 2017 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships, Transitions - General |
When we spiral down into the deeper layers of anxiety – whether relationship anxiety or any other form that anxiety takes – we find some universal root causes that live at the center. These exist on both the emotional and psychological/spiritual planes,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 22, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Trust Yourself |
There are so many ways that we can avoid pain. We can choose denial. We can self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. We can fall prey to fear/ego’s insidiously convincing beliefs that to turn inward is “selfish, indulgent, and will get you nowhere.” We... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 3, 2016 | 20s, Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Dying/Death, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
Last Tuesday we were riding our bikes in gorgeous, 70-degree spring weather. On Wednesday we woke up to a foot of snow and a power outage. There’s a saying in Colorado that goes, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait fifteen minutes.” This... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 17, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Moving |
Last weekend was a challenging one for my family. The week of unrelenting rain here in Colorado created overflow in the creeks, and we were faced with a situation that was frighteningly close to the floods of 2013 as the normally gentle waters behind our house surged... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 11, 2013 | Anxiety, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Transitions - General |
I grew up on a safe, tree-lined street on the West side of Los Angeles. We lived two blocks from the 405 freeway, one block from a strip mall that included a bank, Marie Calendars restaurant, McDonald’s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, and across a busy street was...
