CEPD Psychological Services/Attention Deficit Specialists

08/23/2026

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/perfectionism-causes-suffering/

There’s always a "good reason" to be perfect. But most of the time, it just makes you miserable.

08/22/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LXKtebTn2/

08/22/2026

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/highly-sensitive-people-are-more-connected-to-nature/

Highly sensitive people appear to be more connected to nature and animals — and it can help them improve mental health.

08/22/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spotlight-on-special-education/202608/when-helping-becomes-losing-yourself

When the person everyone depends on needs help, too.

08/21/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/up-and-running/202608/humor-as-a-psychological-defense-mechanism

Humor can heal, but it might also be an unconscious Band-Aid for deeper emotional wounds.

08/20/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/authenticity-101/202608/are-we-in-an-era-of-joyless-decadence

"Joyless decadence" is a poetic new way of describing the dysthymia that emerges in lives centered on optimization and status. What actually makes us happy, decades of research show, is vastly different—and far simpler.

08/20/2026

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/how-to-achieve-your-goals-as-an-hsp-using-the-mind-body-heart-system/

Ignoring the other parts of the system can be especially damaging to HSPs.

08/19/2026

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/for-men-highly-sensitive-person-different/

While my stereotypically more “masculine” male friends will try to figure out how to scale a building, I’ll sit back and appreciate the beauty of the building.

08/19/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19QfZERu1A/

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08/19/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1aeH28vzCW/