Practical Care for a Sensitive Nervous System

I was sinking back into being regularly, but world events affect me intensely. I wake up feeling shaken. I need social media for business but see constant horror there. How can I see this as illusion? Rupert says: ‘You have a highly strung, sensitive disposition and that makes you very sensitive and empathetic. But it also means that you take in trauma from your surroundings very undefended. Understanding deeply that ultimately the world as it appears to us is illusory is not going to change that. I don’t feel the right response for you is just to talk again about the illusory nature of the world. I would give you much more practical advice. Just stay off social media. Give your nervous system a break. It’s traumatised. Just do whatever you need to do to take care of people, but give your nervous system a rest. It’s like you’re drinking strong black coffee every night and then wondering why you can’t sleep. Stop stimulating your system.’

From event 30 August - 06 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 30 August–6 September 2025

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