Sunday 28th of March, 2021: I just looked at the COVID-19 overview page for the Netherlands and cried. It feels like we’ve been in lockdown since the dawn of time, and nothing is changing. I actually just googled when the current lockdown started, as I can no longer remember. When I typed in “when did…
Tag: introvert
New Year’s with Bridget
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Eve. Not only do the loud bangs from the fireworks that have already been going off for the past few days startle the hell out of the cats – I’m not a fan of loud noises either. Or parties, or making resolutions that’ll be forgotten in a…
Will I feel better in the morning?
For a long time (years) I’ve not felt much. By which I mean my feelings have been superficial. I can feel happiness, enjoyment, sadness and all those things, and do so quite frequently, but it doesn’t really touch me. I used to be on the other end of the spectrum. I used to feel everything…
My life – as an HSP (part 2 – being social)
Being around people, particularly in crowds and/or in the middle of the city is always a challenge. The past week presented quite a few such challenges for me. I try to balance having a social life and going to work with needing down time and quiet as well as I can. For a while that…
Too much time, and too little. 