Signs you can be a sensitive personality type (HSP) : When you are hungry, your blood sugar drops, and you can’t concentrate. Moreover, you might even feel dizzy until you eat something. That is how the body works typically but if you find yourself hungry often, research tells that you might be a sensitive person. When you know someone’s watching you or have to compete against someone, your performance drops instantly and surprisingly this habit of continually thinking about what your peers think about you is a sign of sensitivity.
Although there are many positive aspects of being a sensitive person (such as greater ability to listen and affirm, greater empathy and intuitiveness, better understanding of others’ wants and needs, etc.), in this writing we will focus on aspects of high sensitivity which adversely affect one’s health, happiness and success, and often complicate relationships. Below are 24 signs of a highly sensitive person, with excerpts from my books: “Are You Highly Sensitive? How to Gain Immunity, Peace, and Self-Mastery” and “How to Communicate Effectively with Highly Sensitive People”. These traits are organized into three major categories: Sensitivity About Oneself, Sensitivity About Others, and Sensitivity About One’s Environment.
Changing your behavior can also change how you feel. Try doing something positive that will help you feel better. Practice coping skills such as going for a walk, calling a friend, or participating in a hobby. Doing something enjoyable can get your mind off things. Once you feel better, it may be easier to look at the situation another way. When you’re calm, you may be able to see that your mother didn’t set out to hurt your feelings on purpose or that you aren’t at fault for an issue at work. Taking a break from the problem can give you much-needed perspective.
Highly sensitive people (HSPs) have a brain that is wired differently from the rest of the world. The emotional brain (limbic system) often overrides their logical brain, making them susceptible to be triggered by subtle changes in their life. Extra details about How to Reduce Sensitivity.
People are often kinder to other people going through the same problem as themselves. Seeing a problem from your own perspective can get you stuck in the same thinking patterns. Looking at the problem as if you were not directly affected by it can bring in a sense of objectivity that can help solve problems faster. Think of whether the problem truly requires your attention.
Category One: Sensitivity About Oneself. Often has bad days that affect eating and/or sleeping habits in an unhealthy way, such as eating or sleeping too much or too little. Often experiences tension or anxiety.
Category Two: Sensitivity About Others. Often hides negative feelings, believing they are too strong, turbulent, embarrassing or vulnerable to share; keeps a lot of negative emotions inside.
What is a relationship? If we consider it in a simple language, it is a bond between two people either by blood or choice. Blood relationships are our family members while other relationships count on friends, life partner or lover. For the exceptionally sensitive person, maintaining relationships is not easy or straightforward. More than that, the people who are in a relationship with the ultra sensitive people are faced with unique struggles of their own. Extra details on Relationships for sensitive individuals.
The cornerstone of being an HSP is you process information deeply. This means you do plenty of reflecting on your experiences – more so than other people. Unfortunately, this also means you’re more prone to negative overthinking. Sometimes you obsessively play events over and over in your mind or spiral into anxious thoughts.
