The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Surivive and Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

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a b Klages, Wolfgang (1978). Der sensible Mensch: Psychologie, Psychopathologie, Therapie (The Sensitive Human: Psychology, Psychopathology, Therapy) (in German) (1ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Enke. p.133. ISBN 978-3432898711. OCLC 6710563. Klages distinguishes between sensitive and highly sensitive people, classifying artists and "high intellectuals" as an example of the latter. p.220 – Sensitive people carry the stress of everyone around them. Sharing someone’s emotions can be beautiful, but when it’s constant, it can also be a source of pain. The 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION of the original ground-breaking book on high sensitivity with over 500,000 copies sold. If you answered more than fourteen of the questions as true of yourself, you are probably highly sensitive. But no psychological test is so accurate that an individual should base his or her life on it. We psychologists try to develop good questions, then decide on the cut off based on the average response.

When I must compete or be observed while performing a task, I become so nervous or shaky that I do much worse than I would otherwise. It helped me better understand my relationships with other people, society, and myself, and pointed with a more defined focus to a life purpose I've always felt drawn towards but was missing the ingredient of my sensitivity. PRAISE FOR DR. ELAINE ARON AND HER GROUNDBREAKING CLASSIC THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON “Elaine Aron’s perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap.” —Philip G. Zimbardo, author of Shyness “Enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all.” —Riane Ensler, author of Nurturing Our Humanity “Shy people fear being judged or rejected, whereas highly sensitive people have a keen awareness of their environment, frequently becoming overstimulated by it.” Is it possible you just have feelings, and loud noises… are annoying?” I reply. (Maybe I’m less empathic than I think.) Sorry, but I don't think highly sensitive introverts are all in one political box, nor do I think all those who are not sensitive to outside stimuli, or enjoy it, are all evil, uncaring, unfeeling people.However, my problem was something more complex than just being "highly-sensitive". I have Asperger's Syndrome, which is on the autistic spectrum. A great deal of the sensitivities described in The Highly Sensitive Person could be applied directly to a mildly autistic person.

p.144 – Sensory Intelligence means being more aware of your environment and doing more with that knowledge. So, to sum up, this book may be helpful to people who are a bit more sensitive or naturally shy, but its ambiguity may lead some in entirely the wrong direction. a b Boyce, W. Thomas; Ellis, Bruce J. (2005). "Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary–developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity". Development and Psychopathology. 17 (2): 271–301. doi: 10.1017/S0954579405050145. PMID 16761546. S2CID 15413527. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. "Aron and Aron (1997, p. 362) provide an important further elucidation of the reactivity construct in their discussion of sensory-processing sensitivity" (p. 286). Chen, Chunhui; Chen, Chuansheng; Moyzis, Robert; Stern, Hal; He, Qinghua; Li, He; Li, Jin; Zhu, Bi; Dong, Qi (2011). "Contributions of dopamine-related genes and environmental factors to Highly Sensitive Personality: A multi-step neuronal system-level approach". PLOS ONE. 6 (7): e21636. Bibcode: 2011PLoSO...621636C. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021636. PMC 3135587. PMID 21765900.Getting easily overwhelmed by arguments, raised voices, or other expressions of disappointment or anger (like a slammed door) and needing more time to recover from conflict with loved ones p.196 – Comfort Yourself as You Would Comfort a Child – You might try imagining yourself as a young child and speak comforting words directly to this little person. “I can fell your pain.” “You’re not alone, I’m here with you.” “Tell me what’s wrong.”