About Me
"You're too sensitive!"
My name is Regina Sheu and I am a 48-year-old Highly Sensitive Person! My son teases me that it's my "disorder" (phooey on him because he's sensitive too!) but it is this very thing about me that allows me to listen to others, understand their ups and downs, and remain a loyal and loving person.
I am married to a highly understanding guy and I have two cool kiddos (age 13 and 8). We live in Pasadena, CA and most of the time wish we did not. Los Angeles is a cruel world for HSP's, and it can be exhausting to have to constantly be on guard to those around us since it's a big city and you can't trust anyone. Our future home is in Vancouver, WA, in the Pacific Northwest where you can actually go downtown to pay your property tax bill and have about 10 conversations with town folk on the way. As an Angeleno, I often feel I was born in the wrong city! It may be a good thing to wait until retirement until we move up north. My husband thinks I will never get anything done if I stop to have 20 conversations a day on the way to the store. He is most likely correct. (rolling my eyes...)
My day (and night) job is a travel agent/ tour operator. A weirdly fitting career for an HSP. On one hand, the tight deadlines, constant focus on tiny details and stress of managing things way beyond my control (like the weather and ruthless airlines) is just not a good circumstance for someone who gets overwhelmed a lot. On the other hand, being attuned to my client's needs and being a source of valuable help in dire distress (like missed connections or the need to exit a country when civil unrest breaks out) can be incredibly gratifying if I am able to meet those needs. This job challenges every aspect of my personality and every day is never the same. AND I am able to make a living at it with some nice perks (like traveling everywhere with my family and seeing a lot of stuff most people have on their bucket list.)
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