Linnea Passaler > Quotes

“If you are a highly sensitive person, you may be better at things like attuning to others’ feelings and sensing subtle aesthetic differences in art, music, or writing. These advantages can, among many other things, make you an especially good friend, and even lead you to work in the arts or other creative fields. But one disadvantage of being higher on the sensitivity spectrum is that you are more susceptible to nervous system dysregulation.”
― Linnea Passaler, Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation

“Modern work environments can be especially challenging for highly sensitive people. You may find the constant availability demanded by today’s digital culture to be exhausting. But if you struggle to keep up, that’s often mistaken for lack of commitment, rather than seen clearly as a need for boundaries. The modern work environment’s obsession with productivity doesn’t help either. You may be especially sensitive to the deeper meaning and purpose of the work you’re doing, which can be misinterpreted as a lack of drive to succeed. And if you need a quieter, slower-paced environment to perform your best, you may be unfairly seen as lazy or ineffective.”
― Linnea Passaler, Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation