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Iâm A Highly Sensitive Person. This Is How I Experience The World Differently. "I detect even the smallest shifts in my ecosystem â both physical and emotional." Photo Courtesy Of Sarah Lempa "Whether it’s heart-pumping elation or 'I’m about to burst into flames' levels of stress, each flavor of feeling in my world has the magnitude of a small earthquake," the author writes. People and places have had a profound impact on me for as long as I can remember. A cup of coffee makes me feel like Iâve catapulted head-first through the Earthâs stratosphere. I pick up on smells...
What Does It Mean to Be a Highly Sensitive Person? Researchers of various disciplines – from psychology, sociology, human development, biology, and more – have long recognized differing sensitivity levels among individuals. Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical research psychologist who coined the term “the highly sensitive person” in her 1996 book(#CommissionsEarned), also developed a now widely used scale that measures responses to different stimuli. According to the scale, some markers of highly sensitive people (HSPs) include: Needing to withdraw (privacy from stimulation) Being easily over...