Someone from the altMBA program recommended I pick up The Highly Sensitive Person. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you, written by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Below excerpt describes my struggle to achieve balance in constant conflict.
“This kind of HSP would be both very curious and very cautious, bold yet anxious, easily bored yet easily overaroused. The optimal level of arousal is a narrow range. One could say there is a constant power struggle between the advisor and the impulsive, expansive warrior within the person… What type are you? Does your pause-to-check/advisor system rule alone, thanks to a quiet activator/warrior-ing system? That is, is it easy for you to be content with a quiet life? Or are the two branches that govern you in constant conflict? That is, do you always want to be trying new things even if you know that afterward you will be exhausted?”
I’m spending getting to know myself without spreading myself too thin. I listened to a friend’s advice to not sign up for additional projects, except now I find myself bored. No surprise.
I guess I’m one of those conflicted HSP. Can you relate? If so, I recommend you pick up the book and give it a read.