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Sophie S.'s avatar

Beautiful... and relatable! Definitely had moments where the world felt too much and thinking that my sensitivity was something that needed fixing - because that's what most of society tells us! I'm glad there are people like you spreading the message that we don't need to apologise for being us :-)

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Heidi White's avatar

Teri, this piece. Whoa. Like gut punch. Reading this got me thinking about my sensitivity to sound, in particular. Nails on a chalkboard when I hear others watching youtube or other videos without headphones, as an example. Thinking I could benefit from 1:1.

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Teri Leigh πŸ’œ's avatar

Heidi! I’d be honored to work with you on a 1:1. Dm me and we can talk details. I knkow that nails on a chalkboard feeling, oh so well.

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PrettyLady_Designer's avatar

Wow, this flashed me back to the aftermath of my first Reiki session. Forty-eight hours of emotional hypersensitivity, chills, and digestive upset. I surmised that I'd picked up a stomach bug, but no other virus has ever given me that kind of empathic sensitization.

When I got my actual Reiki attunements, it felt like the world was more responsive to ME--strangers seemed to see me more.

After 25 years of integrating Reiki with my massage practice, I'm still not sure if it's 'real,' but I do it anyway and some people seem to respond to it.

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