Collectivist Cultures Are the Best — And Worst — Place for HSPs
If you’re a highly sensitive person in a collectivist culture, will it finally give you the connection and support you need — or will it just smother you?
HSPs, Here’s How to Forgive the People Who Hurt You — And Why It Will Change Your Life
hey hurt you. Hating them is valid. But what if your anger is harming you even more than they did?
Do You Prefer Writing to Speaking? You Might Be a Highly Sensitive Person
Is it easier for you to write something than talk it out? This might be why.
Why I Wear My Sensitivity as a Badge of Honor
I’m a highly sensitive person, I’m proud of it, and I’m not going to “toughen up.”
It’s Time to Stop Blaming Yourself for Being Sensitive. Here’s How
Naturally sensitive people often get blamed — by themselves and others — for being “too” sensitive. But what if it’s time for that narrative to change?
This Is Why You Absorb Other People’s Emotions, According to Science
There are 3 different ways that HSPs absorb people’s emotions. Here how to control it, and feel your own feelings instead.
Does an HSP’s Empathy Really Change Lives?
Both scientists and therapists have begun to ask whether empathy does any good. Their findings may surprise you.
How to Overcome Your Fears as an HSP
Sensitive people are no more fearful than anyone else, but we respond to fear differently — and strongly. Here’s how to overcome it.
Why Sensitive People Search for Meaning in Suffering
Is there really a greater purpose hidden in your worst moments?
HSPs, You Are Not the Problem — Society Is. But Here’s What to Do About It
A lot of people don’t “get” our sensitivity, which makes it look like we’re the problem — which couldn’t be further from the truth.
How ‘Comparative Suffering’ Can Hold Back HSPs — And What to Do Instead
Comparative suffering’ maybe be the fastest way to kill compassion. Is there a better way to channel your empathy — and actually feel good?