How to Cope with Spiritually-Based Hypersensitivity

Please note: This is part two of a spiritual wellness article covering symptoms of spiritual awakening, and while also offering helpful, practical information for those who may be dealing with hypersensitivity, it is not meant to be construed as replacement for any medical treatment a person might need for states of emotional imbalance interfering with quality of life or functioning.

Hypersensitivity, in addition to signaling a period of rapid spiritual acceleration, can also manifest with medical diagnosis of ADD and ADHD

Hypersensitivity may also be part of the symptomology of mental health disorders such as OCD, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Additionally, those who experience panic attacks may experience hypersensitive states as part of that imbalance.

If you are experiencing hypersensitivity to the extent that is a health threat, see the appropriate mental health professional.

Breathe deeply, center yourself, and ask Spirit for balance. When the body is stressed, from either physical, mental or emotional challenge, very often the breathing becomes shallow. This is part of the fight or flight syndrome. Avoid it if you want to integrate the sensations faster and with more completeness.

If needed, retreat from whatever is over-stimulating you until you can integrate what is being felt. Even in situations where you feel you can't retreat, it is almost always possible to go to the bathroom, or just be silent and breathe deeply for a few minutes. Ask for what you need if others are involved. Take whatever break you can from the energies and do something to renew yourself.

Use spiritual healing tools such as crystals, aromatherapy blends of essential oils and flower essences. A dab of flower essence over the third eye can restore balance and calm as can essential oils if used with intent. Calming essential oils include chamomile and lavendar but really, any oil you find particularly soothing can provide assistance.

Muscle-test or have a kinestheologist muscle-test you if you are like me and have trouble testing yourself. If your system responds better to crystals than flower essences or oils, find someone knowledgeable in the use of specific crystals and ask for one to help with your symptoms. The Balancing Power of Water: Regardless of the spiritual awakening symptoms you might be experiencing, water is one of your strongest allies. Use water for balance and healing during times of hyper-sensitivity. In fact, water should be the first thing you reach for because of the inner alignment it can provide if sipped with consciousness. Applying a drop of water to your third eye area can help balance incoming energies. Hot showers are also wonderful for cleansing the aura and restoring energetic balance.

Address Anxiety, the result of fear of the unknown: One hidden cause of hypersensitivity is anxiety. If we consciously or unconsciously resist vibrational shifts, or we go into fear about them, we become anxious and causes what could have just been a very intense integration to become a hypersensitive nightmare.

Check in to see if anxiety may be a factor and, if it is, consider a natural anxiety remedy to help calm the senses until you can walk in a more grounded way with whatever new information is coming into your field.

Being hyper-sensitive almost always has a component of anxiety to it, especially if we find ourselves going into fear about what is happening or about the unknown.

How intense can hypersensitivity get? Well, sometimes I hear people talking two rooms away from me, and it feels like they are yelling in my ear. Sometimes, I can hear a Spider walking on the wall. There have been heart connections so strongly with someone in pain that I have lost all sense of my own body and felt only theirs.

When hypersensitivity response is primarily anger, there are anger management techniques that can help

So I'm not losing my mind then? I get that question a lot from folks who are on an active spiritual path. I can't say for sure whether you are losing your mind or not (sometimes, I've pondered my own sanity) but I can say with certainty that all these symptoms can be part of a very sane but very intense spiritual acceleration and awakening process.

In time, you will learn to function in this new awareness although the more you accelerate, the more intense these "hyper-sensitive" periods may temporarily become.

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Spiritual Health Disclaimer: Hypersensitivity can signal medical conditions that may require further evaluation and treatment. This information not intended to replace any needed medical care or mental health care.