12 Things People Do That Actually Mean ‘I’m a Highly Sensitive Person’
Only 15 to 20 percent of the population are highly sensitive people. As a result, high sensitivity is often mistaken for something else entirely.
7 Truths About Highly Sensitive People That Few Understand
Only 15-20 percent of the population has the genes that make them highly sensitive, so our trait is often very misunderstood.
Why Therapy Can Be a Nightmare for HSPs (But Doesn’t Have to Be)
If you’re highly sensitive and you’ve had a bad therapy experience, you need to know: This isn’t normal.
Why Highly Sensitive People Sometimes React So Strongly to Criticism
For highly sensitive people, criticism isn’t something they can just “shrug off.” Here’s why, plus tips from a therapist to take criticsm less personally.
How to Overcome Shame and Self-Doubt as a Highly Sensitive Person
Sadly, many highly sensitive people feel like something’s wrong with them. They’ve been told they’re “too needy” or “too emotional.”
8 Reasons Being Highly Sensitive Is Actually a Good Thing
Sensitivity is wrongly depicted as an undesirable trait. Here are eight overlooked benefits to being a highly sensitive person.
6 Critical Self-Care Tips for Highly Sensitive New Moms
Change is hard for highly sensitive people — and becoming a mother is likely the biggest change you’ll ever experience. That’s why self-care is so critical.
Highly Sensitive People, You’re Not Responsible For Other People’s Feelings
Many highly sensitive people struggle with people-pleasing. But we simply cannot be in charge of everyone else’s emotions.
How to Explain High Sensitivity to People Who Don’t ‘Get’ It
With only 20 percent of the population being highly sensitive, most people don’t “get” it. These five truths explain what high sensitivity really is.
News Overload Is Real. Here’s How It Affects Highly Sensitive People.
Thanks to the highly sensitive person’s extraordinarily responsive nervous system, the barrage of polarizing news has left many of us emotionally raw.
How I Deal With Emotional Overload as a Highly Sensitive Person
To thrive as a highly sensitive person, I needed to start by seeing myself differently. Not as a weirdo with too many feelings, but as a valuable soul with a tender heart and depth.
Why I Wouldn’t Trade My Sensitivity for the World
If sensitive people were more “normal,” the world would lose what it desperately needs: intuitive, empathic individuals who care and feel deeply.