389 SelfWork: Are You or Someone You Love An HSP (Highly Sensitive Person)?
This week we're focusing on all of you who might see yourself or someone you love as being a HSP - or highly sensitive person. Given that 15 to 20% of the population is thought to ���have��� it ��� and I say that in quotes because it���s not something you have, it's something you are - it���s not an illness or a problem. It���s a personality trait. It characterizes you. It���s what people might say about you when they���re trying to describe you. Like he���s stubborn or she���s persistent. They might say, ���She gets things before many people do.���
I���ll read the messages and questions that several people had in contacting me, and will do my best to answer. We'll cover the gifts of being highly sensitive,��but also some of the struggles inherent within it. But also this episode will have lots of great information for you ��� one link is a self-test for HSP researched and designed by the psychologist who coined the term HSP, Dr. Elaine Aron.
Vital Links:��Dr. Elaine Aron's website where you can find the free self-tests!
Dr. Judith Orloff's website and her books on empathy��
Dr. Caroline Leaf's interview with Dr. Aron and tips and techniques to cope with it
Recent study comparing those who are HSP and those signaling they "have" HSP
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