To prevent overwhelm, anxiety and depression, it’s important that Highly Sensitive People include more sleep and quiet downtime in their self-care routine.

Trying to fall asleep can be so stressful. Ironically the more you need sleep, the harder it can be to actually get enough rest. And the bigger your sleep deficit grows, the more susceptible you become to mood fluctuations and health issues. In this article, I explore how mindfulness can ease a restless mind to get better sleep and offer two exercises to get you started. From the Mindfulness Workbook for Stress Relief by April Snow, LMFT.

Anyone who is Highly Sensitive may be having a different experience of daylight savings time since any type of change can be a difficult adjustment and we are more prone to getting overstimulated when fatigued. 

Imagine a familiar scene - your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze button repeatedly and stay in bed until the last possible second only to frantically rush through your morning routine in an effort to get to work on time. By the time you leave the house, you are already in stress mode and it is only 9am!