Tag: nervous

Do you suffer from high stress or anxiety, have high expectations of yourself and get overwhelmed a lot? Do you find it hard to balance everything in your life? Do you wish you felt calm and had more energy? You might be part of the 20% of the population that is highly sensitive, also called sensory processing sensitivity. Highly sensitive people (HSPs) have a more finely tuned nervous system, and therefore, overstimulation levels tend to be so high that just getting through the day can be a challenge as a sensitive person. This trait evolved as a survival strategy of the population and offers many gifts that are needed in the world, but the gifts are often buried underneath the challenges of living in a modern world not set up for the sensitive.

In addition to everything else you may be dealing with as a military spouse, you are bound to hear a few unintentionally thoughtless comments that will leave you wondering how to respond.

Any military spouse can probably recite a list of the tactless comments they’ve heard when their spouse has been deployed, from "compliments" that sting to doom-and-gloom rants from others that fan the flames of worry.

While family and friends may be grasping for the right words to say, when feeling nervous they may chatter on and make a difficult situation worse.

The dreaded one-word answer when you ask your child "How was school?" is something every parent has faced from generation to generation. Now with technology, it can be even harder to get your child to look up and connect.

You get answers like "Fine" or "OK." Instead of asking your child that question say, "Tell me a story about the best part of your day." Then your child has the choice to tell a story of what happened before, during or after school. You can help your child tell a story and teach them that a story has a beginning, middle and end.