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. But when? And what about the reaction? Of course now and then we who are highly sensitive ourselves can tell when someone else is. However, people who are not highly sensitive have often asked me, “So how do I know if someone is highly sensitive?” They are finding us to be invisible. —Elaine Aron, PhD.