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The Special Purpose of Highly Sensitive People {Poem}

The Special Purpose of Highly Sensitive People {Poem}

In this poem, Catherine Reid Day explores how your sensitivity can allow you to know things that should be impossible.

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6 Thought-Provoking Books That Will Resonate With HSPs

6 Thought-Provoking Books That Will Resonate With HSPs

Books can be a sanctuary for highly sensitive people. Here are 6 that will speak straight to your soul.

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How to Survive a Family Vacation as an HSP (Without Needing Another Vacation)

How to Survive a Family Vacation as an HSP (Without Needing Another Vacation)

Summer vacations with the family can be full on for highly sensitive people. Here’s how to cope — and skip the overwhelm.

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How Highly Sensitive Men Are Different From Highly Sensitive Women

How Highly Sensitive Men Are Different From Highly Sensitive Women

Men and women are equally likely to be highly sensitive. So why do HSP men look — and act — so different?

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14 Amazing Things About Being a Highly Sensitive Person

14 Amazing Things About Being a Highly Sensitive Person

Here are 14 of the most amazing things I’ve discovered about HSPs in my work as a psychologist.

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Why Expectations Rarely Match Reality for HSPs — And What to Do About It

Why Expectations Rarely Match Reality for HSPs — And What to Do About It

Sensitive people put a lot of resources into imagining — and planning — the future. What do you do if none of it works out?

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Being an HSP Is a Superpower — But It’s Almost Impossible to Explain It

Being an HSP Is a Superpower — But It’s Almost Impossible to Explain It

“We have the ability to pick up on every sense in a magnified way,” I explained. “You know how Superman can hear the tiniest pin drop from far away?”

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4 Ways Being Highly Sensitive Is a Divine Gift to the World

4 Ways Being Highly Sensitive Is a Divine Gift to the World

There’s a reason other people look to you when the going gets tough.

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9 Struggles Only Highly Sensitive People Will Understand

9 Struggles Only Highly Sensitive People Will Understand

Some experiences are universal, at least for HSPs. How many of these crazymaking struggles have you had to deal with?

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Why the ‘Dictionary Definition’ of Being Sensitive Harms HSPs

Why the ‘Dictionary Definition’ of Being Sensitive Harms HSPs

In order for people to start seeing sensitivity in a more positive light, we first need to change the way we talk about it.

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Being Sensitive Is Not a Weakness — Here’s Why

Being Sensitive Is Not a Weakness — Here’s Why

As an HSP, you may not be able to fly an invisible ship like Wonder Woman, but you have your own brand of superpowers.

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The 5 Gifts of Highly Sensitive People

The 5 Gifts of Highly Sensitive People

You can’t just “turn it off” when it comes to being an HSP. But your sensitivity does bring five unique gifts that set HSPs apart. Do they make it worth it?

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