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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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5 Ways to Cope with Sensitivity to Sound

“Some hearing disorders cause strong reactions to sounds that others consider ordinary,” says psychologist Scott Bea, PsyD. “People may want to simply avoid these sounds, but it’s in their best interest to grow their ability to tolerate them.” In this Q&A, Dr.

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6 Emotions that Plague Highly Sensitive People Trying to Grow a Business

For a large part of my life, I wondered why I was so different from everyone else. When I started my first business, I wondered why other entrepreneurs did not seem to struggle with the emotional issues I was having on a daily basis. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I first heard of HSP.

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How to Thrive During the Holidays as an Empath, According to a Psychiatrist

The holiday season tends to fill calendars with social events and homes with out-of-town guests.

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Getting Through Life as Highly Sensitive People Without Putting Out Our Flame

It took me about 26 years of blindly exploring the deepest pits of life to unfold the reality of who I’ve always been, with all the tragedy and great triumphs that came with having this personality. I am almost 30 now.

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Why Highly Sensitive People Make the Best Leaders, According to a Psychologist

Studies have shown that HSPs have more active mental circuitry and neurochemicals in areas related to attention, action-planning, decision-making, and having strong internal experiences.

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How to Thrive If You’re a Highly Sensitive Person: An Interview with Elaine N. Aron, PhD

I think HSPs should take one day off a week, at least one weekend every month, and at least a week every three months. It’s more downtime than most people might take, but you will be more productive, not less, in the long run.

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Being a Highly Sensitive Person Is a Scientific Personality Trait. Here’s What It Feels Like.

Written off as an odd duck, no one mentioned that I was most likely a “highly sensitive person,” or HSP — someone with a sensitive nervous system who’s deeply affected by the subtleties in their environment.

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An Inside View of Autism

This page is written by Temple Grandin and describes her journey and challenges as a woman affected by autism. Temple outlines the support she received, discusses sensory and auditory difficulties, tactile problems, her squeeze machine and many other topics.

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How to Heal Toxic Energy

If we want to change the world we need to focus on changing ourselves. And this includes the need to be more conscious of the thoughts we send out.

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How to Calm Your Inner Storm

When your emotions become too painful and overwhelming, regain control using skills from dialectical behaviour therapy.

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