Highly Sensitive Person

“The soul that sees beauty sometimes walks alone” – Goethe

Are you overwhelmed by loud noises, strong smells, scratchy fabrics, bright lights and crowded places?
Often have difficulty letting go of negative thoughts and emotions?
Do you find yourself deeply affected by the moods of others?
Throughout your life have you been told you are “too sensitive” or “think too much”?
Are you moved by the beauty of art, music and nature?
Do you avoid violent movies?
Is your inner life one that is rich and complex?

If you answered yes, to most of these questions it may indicate you are a Highly Sensitive Person. If so, you are not alone. Dr. Elaine Aron in her book the “Highly Sensitive Person” shows through research that approximately 20% of people (and some animals) have a biological trait of processing subtleties and details more deeply than others. The acronym D.O.E.S. describes the 4 main categories an HSP experiences:

Depth of processing
Overstimulation
Emotional Responsivity/Empathy
Sensitive to subtleties

A Highly Sensitive Person can feel like the “volume” in life is turned up on high. The world around them affects their day-to-day life in a deeper way. Once a Highly Sensitive Person begins to live a lifestyle that accommodates this temperament, they can find a treasure of creativity and intuition as a benefit to them.

In order to determine if you have the HSP trait you can go here to take a self-test: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/

If you are an HSP and would like to turn your sensitivities into your strengths, I would look forward to hearing from you. Being an HSP myself, I specialize in the trait of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).