Perhaps everyone reacts strongly to negative situations, but maybe HSPs have evolved so that we especially relish a good outcome and figure out more than others how to make it happen. I imagine that we can plan an especially good birthday celebration, anticipating the happiness it will bring. Think a moment about the ways your relatively stronger emotions help you. I know one way: Reacting before others do in a way appropriate to a situation, such as tears at a memorial service, makes you an “emotional leader.”
