Paula Prober's Blog, page 31

If You’re Gifted, Are You Responsible for Everyone and Everything Until the End of Time?

The following questions can plague the rainforest-minded: If someone asks you for help, and you have the skills that they need, are you always supposed to say yes to them? If someone asks you for help, and you have the … Continue reading →

Who Were You Before You Learned That You Are Supposed To Be Normal?

“I have been trying to run myself on the do-your-best-to-fit-in-with-normal-people operating system. It’s not my original operating system. It’s the one I adopted when I was abused in various ways for being myself. I perfected it in school and at … Continue reading →

How Will You Know a Gifted Adult When You See One?

How do you know that you’re with a gifted adult? There are clues. It probably won’t be obvious. And they certainly won’t tell you. In fact, they may not even know themselves. They may just think that they’re weird. Or … Continue reading →

What Do Political Activism, Giftedness, and Your Dysfunctional Family Have in Common?

Your rainforest mind is often thinking or overthinking or maybe even obsessing about changing the world. Perhaps you were told that because you’re so smart, you have a responsibility to do something important. Or maybe you’ve just felt responsible on … Continue reading →

Creative, Sensitive, Deep Thinkers in the Workplace — A Tricky Proposition

“…Your high-strung nature, your baggage, your achievements, your defenses, even your garrulous, confident nature — all of these things are often interpreted as a selfish inability to play nicely with others…Your complexity makes you untrustworthy. Your sharp mind makes you … Continue reading →

Dealing with Anxiety When You Are a Highly Sensitive Overthinker*

There are so many reasons to be anxious these days. So many reasons. What’s a sensitive, empathetic, intuitive, analytical person to do? I don’t need to tell you what there is to be anxious about. You are quite aware of … Continue reading →

“…Your Fierce and Unbreakable Light…”

If you’ve been raised in a seriously dysfunctional family or your compassionate, smart, sensitive, rainforest mind has experienced other chainsaws over the years, or both, it’ll be important for you to mend your broken heart. The mending takes time, patience, and … Continue reading →

Gifted and Obsessed

I’m obsessed. I admit it. I spend inordinate amounts of time wondering who I really am and what I’m supposed to do with this little life of mine. To make a difference. To have an impact. To create a better … Continue reading →

Finding Your *Wild Self* and Living Your Deeper Life

“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and … Continue reading →

Time to Agree: Gifted Kids Exist

  • I think it’s time we acknowledged that super smart kids do exist. The eight year old who wants to be Richard Feynman for Halloween. The five year old reading The Chronicles of Narnia. The four year old who … Continue reading →