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Highly Sensitive People



Highly Sensitive Person, or HSP, is a term coined by Elaine and Arthur Aron in the 1990s to describe people who experience unusually deep mental, emotional, and physical responses to life. HSPs report having increased sensitivity to noise, pain, hunger, light, temperature, crowds, relationship interactions in social settings, and/or other stimuli, presenting them with ongoing challenges. They often react to things emotionally and cry easily as deep feelings are processed. HSPs are often blamed with “oversensitivity,” but they have great strengths. They are often empathetic, intuitive, creative, passionate, and have highly perceptive observational insights. While many highly sensitive persons are also introverts or empathic, this is not true for all.

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How to Tell Someone that You Are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

Have you ever felt invisible as an HSP? Of course you have. You are. High sensitivity affects all aspects of life, social and otherwise, but HSPs often have a feeling that they carry a secret that eventually must be disclosed to intimates.

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Sense and Sensitivity: How Highly Sensitive People Are Wired for Wonder

Deborah Ward is a Highly Sensitive Person, and her blog, 'Sense and Sensitivity' (Psychology Today), has helped thousands of readers to better understand and manage their HSP personality traits.

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Poetry and High Sensitivity

Pearl S. Buck, (1892-1973), recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 and of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, said the following about Highly Sensitive People: “The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive...."

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FindCenterSo called ‘late-bloomers’ get a bad rap. Sometimes the people with the greatest potential often take the longest to find their path because their sensitivity is a double-edged sword—it lives at the heart of their brilliance, but it also makes them more susceptible to life’s pains.

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10 Traits of an Empath - Signs You Are a Highly Sensitive Person

Discover the most common traits of an empath - who’s a highly sensitive person. They are likely to feel overwhelmed by crowds and loud noises. Empathic people are highly emotional and feel the emotions of those around them.

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The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators

If you’re a highly sensitive person, or identify as an “empath,” you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from “people-pleasing,” experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others.

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What Is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?

While highly sensitive people are sometimes negatively described as being “too sensitive," it is a personality trait that brings both strengths and challenges.

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Highly Sensitive People and Narcissism

DISCLAIMER: This information is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be substituted for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific for your case.

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Wholistic Healing for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP): Finding Your Place in the Universe

Wholistic Healing for the Highly Sensitive Person is a complete guide for clearing emotional trauma in order to heal the body.

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Survival Skills for Highly Sensitive People

Are you among the 20 percent of Americans who are highly sensitive? Here are some self-care strategies for you.

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