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Taking good care of a highly sensitive body is like taking care of an infant.
Perhaps you had an overprotective, needy caretaker who really wanted a child very dependent and never able to leave.
Overaroused HSPs tend to substitute “freeze” for the “fight or flight” response. Relaxed posture and free movement can break that numb tension. Or stop moving if you are just being frantic or jittery.
Finally, being sensitive to the discomfort, disapproval, or anger of others probably made you quick to follow every rule as perfectly as possible, afraid to make a mistake.
The problem here is that sensitive girls can be overprotected. In the sensitive daughter a mother may find the child she dreams of, the one who will not, should not, and cannot leave home—all of which dampens the sensitive little girl’s natural urge to explore and overcome her fears.
