Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Highly Sensitive People, How to Repair, and When Your Partner Won't Stop Talking: November Mailbag

Nov 27, 2023

Topics discussed include partners dominating relationship conversations, repairing relationships when the other party doesn't want to, intrusive thoughts at night, giving in relationships, working with competitiveness, and the concept of highly sensitive people and its relation to complex PTSD, ADHD, and autism.

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Introduction

00:00 • 6min

Effective Communication and Seeking External Help

05:58 • 21min

Exploring the Habit of Giving All and Ways to Nurture Oneself

27:01 • 5min

The Pitfalls of Overgiving and Resentment

31:53 • 9min

Exploring the Complexity of Highly Sensitive Persons

40:44 • 13min

Reflecting on the Undisturbed Core and Deepening Centering

53:53 • 1min

Communication and Problem-solving in Relationships

55:21 • 2min

Repairing Relationships, Intrusive Thoughts, Giving too Much, and Highly Sensitive People

57:32 • 6min

What can I do if my partner dominates conversations about our relationship? How can I navigate situations where I want to repair, but other people don’t? What’s a “highly sensitive person,” and how does it relate to conditions like complex PTSD, ADHD, and autism? In this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

2:00: What can I do when my partner dominates relationship conversations, but also complains about me “interrupting?”

12:45: How can you repair with family members…when they don’t want to repair?

22:55: Why do intrusive thoughts arise late at night? How can we address them?

28:00: I give to a fault in my relationships. What can I do?

34:10: How do you work with the tendency to be overly competitive?

40:45: What do you think about the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) “diagnosis?” How does it relate to conditions like complex PTSD, ADHD, and autism?

55:15: Recap

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