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Are you an HSP? Are you easily overwhelmed by stimuli? Affected by other people's moods? Easily startled? Do you need to withdraw during busy times to a private, quiet place? Do you get nervous or shaky if someone is observing you or competing with you? HSP, shorthand for "highly sensitive person," describes 15 to 20 percent of the population. Being sensitive is a normal trait--nothing defective about it. But you may not realize that, because society rewards the outgoing personality and treats shyness and sensitivity as something to be overcome. According to author Elaine Aron (herself an HSP), sensitive people have the unusual ability to sense subtleties, spot or avoid errors, concentrate deeply, and delve deeply. This book helps HSPs to understand themselves and their sensitive trait and its impact on personal history, career, relationships, and inner life. The book offers advice for typical problems. For example, you learn strategies for coping with overarousal, overcoming social discomfort, being in love relationships, managing job challenges, and much more. The author covers a lot of material clearly, in an approachable style, using case studies, self-tests, and exercises to bring the information home. The book is essential for you if you are an HSP--you'll learn a lot about yourself. It's also useful for people in a relationship with an HSP. <I>--Joan Price</I>

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1996

The Highly Sensitive Person

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This book validates feelings that society tends to systematically criticize and invalidate, not just in men (thought it does specifically affirm that it's more than just okay to be a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 21 19:59:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 19:59:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jun 14 20:58:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 21:02:50 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 11:51:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 11:56:09 -0700 2009
Granted, this may be because I've worked through so...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 23:27:14 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 23:33:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 22:49:36 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 22:52:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Dec 04 10:28:29 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 10:31:37 -0800 2008 Somewhat freeing and illuminating for me.
Kinda strange that I'd need someone else to tell me I was sensitive.
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