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This was a slow read for me because I went through it with my journal so I could capture all of the emotions that came up for me as I read. The first couple of chapters especially resonated with me. I kept thinking, "Wow, it's not just me. I always thought I was weird, but there are other people like this."
I had a pretty traumatic childhood, in which it wasn't especially safe to be sensitive. I coped by being a "good girl" and not causing trouble or drawing any particular attention to myself. T ...more
I had a pretty traumatic childhood, in which it wasn't especially safe to be sensitive. I coped by being a "good girl" and not causing trouble or drawing any particular attention to myself. T ...more
Reads more like a supportive friend sharing common experiences and occasional gossip, rather than a well-researched explanation from an expert. Last chapter recounts visions and something like an alien visitation, rejoicing in the spiritual depth Highly Sensitive People are capable of.
I'm sure this book would be great for, say, teenagers who are getting to know themselves—reading about HSPs in such exhaustive conversational detail might grant them extra self-confidence.
But for the rest of us? ...more
I'm sure this book would be great for, say, teenagers who are getting to know themselves—reading about HSPs in such exhaustive conversational detail might grant them extra self-confidence.
But for the rest of us? ...more
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