highly sensing person Archives - Page 8 of 18

Personal reflections into growing up highly sensing, widely judged as “over senstive”, in a system that regarded differing emotional needs as weaknesses and proof of non-belonging.

Perspectives

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 29, 2023
Post category:Surviving Narcissistic Abuse

Schema, perspective, experience, understanding… wow. My younger son and I differ in many beautiful ways, and some difficult ones, and he’s a great teacher for me. When I broke up…

Big Triggers

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:June 17, 2023
Post category:Trauma

I’ve resumed journaling — rigorously, of course, because I tend to do things either with full intensity or not at all. With this man, a widower who lost the love…

Good, better, and not enough

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 13, 2023
Post category:Surviving Narcissistic Abuse

Last week, Ed, my friend from the mountains, visited for our week together and we had such a nice time doing the most basic shit. Yardwork, making food, checking out…

A family scapegoat isn’t created because one person is broken, but because the system resists looking at what’s hurting it.

Cycles of Healing

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:November 11, 2022
Post category:Trauma

I wouldn’t have chosen the things that harmed me, but I’m grateful and proud of how I’m allowing myself to be shaped by them. Recovery keeps teaching me about mercy,…