NOTE: Dec. 1. Due to technical problems with the original file format of the slideshow, I have converted it to a downloadable pdf file.
Many highly sensitive persons find going to the doctor to be far more stressful than they think it should be. And most find medical procedures and hospitalizations to be completely overwhelming. They often think it’s just them, but it actually has to do with their trait of high sensitivity.
As part of renewing my nursing license, I’ve put together a slide presentation called Health, Healthcare, & the Highly Sensitive Person: Issues & Solutions – for patients, families, & providers. It’s something you might share with your medical provider.
It introduces the trait of high sensitivity, discusses some special health needs of highly sensitive people, and closes with advice for both healthcare providers and patients.
Some of the information comes from Dr. Elaine Aron’s research and teaching, and other comes from my many years in the healthcare arena.
Click on the link or the graphic above to download the pdf. Feel free to share it with your healthcare providers, family members, and other highly sensitive people you know.
(File size is 4.1 MB. It may take a few moments to load. Last edit and upload 12/2/10, 8:30pm PST.)
May you find especially kind and respectful providers!
Blessings!
Gail Ruth
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Thanks, Gail! Good presentation. Helps me, once again, see myself a little more clearly.
That was great Gail, thank you. I’m still gaining familiarity with this concept but each time you share, it becomes more real to me. I definitely need more recovery time, more sleep, more quiet time, more recouping after heavy stimuli. I have a dear FNP friend who I’m going to share this with, she has an active practice, very stressful, I think she would benefit from your slideshow, thank you!
I thought the content was very good. Very informative, however, you may want to have someone do some tweaking. I wasn’t able to scroll up or down as there was no scroll button so could not read it all. The script was in large print so was hard to read. There were pictures on top of words so wasn’t able to read them. Hope that helps.
I have been extremely sensitive to anesthetic. After each and every surgery I have had have become very ill. Have told and told this and they have no idea what had caused this. The last time the recovery nurse felt it had to do with motion. I cannot even wear bifocal lenses due to getting motion sickness or at least that is my explanation on it. The eye doctor told me there is a small percentage of people who have this problem. HSP people? I am hoping to see some information on diet for HSP but perhaps this is an individualized/personalized issue. I’ve gotten the book and it is on my nightstand! God bless you and thank you for allowing the Lord to use you to bring forth this information!
I’ve had a few responses of weird things going on with the presentation. I am researching the problem as this is new technology for me. Other than too many bullets on one page (my error), everything else is showing up just fine for me and some others. I’m thinking it must be a browser issue, but I’ll let you know as soon as I find out. More later.
I found out it’s a browser issue. And Google docs hasn’t found a work-around. So I’ve spent my day exploring technology and finally have resorted to posting it as a pdf. It should be fine across various systems??? I hope. Let me know if it doesn’t work.
I too failed bifocals. I told them that I do better at adapting my environment to me than I do at adapting to my environment. They tried to make me feel bad about it all, like it was a bad thing and I was to blame, and I found a more understanding eye doctor.
Thanks Gail, great job!
Your observations seem very natural about patients and medical providers. I would agree with the recovery time needed…..I would like to try to get more of it :)!
Gail that was interesting that you also “failed” bifocals as you say. I have found the doctors to be understanding and sympathetic, the two I’ve had to deal with. I tried two different types of bifocals and neither could I use. So it’s glasses for distance and another pair for reading. Better then having vertigo.
I believe all three of our grown children are HSP as is my husband. Quite interesting!
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