Highly Sensitive People Compass Imagery Insights into how to successfully navigate the unique situations and challenges that arise for people with the trait of high sensitivity and the people in their lives. Waterfall Image Welcome! First off, I want to give credit and thanks to the wonderful Dr. Elaine Aron who first introduced all of us to this important inherited trait of high sensitivity and who wrote the landmark 1996 book The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You. And, make sure you visit her website hsperson. Now, as an introduction to the trait of high sensitivity, see if some of these statements resonate with you, or relate to someone important in your life... You, your partner, or someone important to you have a heightened awareness of subtleties in your environment, whether its sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell. You can become stressed out and upset when overwhelmed and may find it necessary to get away, maybe into a darkened room, to seek solitude, relief and comfort. You are very creative. You are very conscientious, hard working, and meticulous, but may become uncomfortable and less efficient or productive when being watched or scrutinized. You feel compelled to file and organize things and thoughts, also enjoy simplicity and may become overwhelmed or even immobilized by chaos, clutter, or stress. You are very uncomfortable when feeling things are getting out of your control. You get a sense of comfort and well being when around a lake, river, stream, the ocean, or even a fountain. You may experience mood swings, sometimes occurring almost instantly and can also be affected by other peoples moods, emotions and problems. You have a deep, rich, inner life, are very spiritual, and may also have vivid \s. You are very intuitive and you feel that you can usually sense if someone isnt telling the truth or if something else is wrong. You get concerned and think or worry about many things, and have also been told you take things too personally. You have had the experience of cutting people out of your life. You were considered quiet, introverted, timid, or shy as a child. Here are a few more to consider... Can be startled easily. Cautious in new situations. May have trouble sleeping. Extra sensitive to pain. Dont like crowds (unless they are kindred spirits). Avoids violent movies and TV shows. Has a deep respect and appreciation of nature, music and art. A lot has been discovered about the psychology and neuroscience of being a Highly Sensitive Person in the past few years and why you respond to events in your life in a way that sometimes seems so puzzling, far more than I can review in this website. But hopefully by highlighting some of the aspects of this trait for you, these few pages will give you some insight into why you often feel out of sync with the people around you. I encourage you to check out the other pages here on the Highly Sensitive Person website for more information on the nature of what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person, and how the Trait of High Sensitivity can impact you in the areas of your Personal Relationships and communication skills, your Career, your Health and Well-being, and even your Spirituality, and how by learning more about this trait you can use these insights and tips to begin to make adjustments in your life, your thoughts and your attitude to take the fullest of advantages of being a person who experiences life on a level much more intensely than the average person. And Ive also added a new page describing my personal Life Coaching for HSPs service, if youd like to be personally guided by me into exploring your amazing trait on a one-on-one basis. Ive put together this site as a brief overview of some of the aspects of being a highly sensitive person because from my years of counseling and coaching HSPs, it has become clear that most people with the trait of high sensitivity often think that theres something wrong with them because they feel and respond so differently from most of the normal people they interact with every day. And even when they learn about how their brains and bodies work, and understand the science that explains these differences, they often still regard it as something of a disability. It is my belief that this trait is not a burden, but rather a special gift because it opens you up to a wide world of amazing possibilities and potentials. You have a great inheritance and you are in a class with a great many very successful, accomplished persons. But as it has been said, with great power comes great responsibility, and you have a responsibility to take care of yourself, to protect your gifts, and to understand that you have a special relationship with the people around you who are not so blessed. What Do These Famous People Have in Common? HSP Lineup Abraham Lincoln....Carl Jung....Apples Steve Jobs....Princess Diana. They are all HSP! (Highly Sensitive Persons) or what I also refer to as Alphas — those people who have an on going tug-of-war between their head and their heart, individuals who are in touch with both their Masculine and Feminine Energies.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 03:26:55 +0000
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