Light sensitivity is common among HSPs — from overhead fluorescent lights at work to sunlight coming through the bedroom window.

Highly sensitive people need a bit of extra emotional armor to take on emotionally charged events.

HSPs may be more sensitive to constructive criticism, because they feel things more deeply than others.

Knowing what triggers you — and having a plan for when you find yourself in a stressful situation — can help you feel less overwhelmed.

Since HSPs are prone to overstimulation, it’s essential that you incorporate certain habits into your life to help your sensitive soul calm down.

Since HSP brains rarely rest, it’s even more important for us to find ways to feel at peace in the world.

HSPs may be more sensitive to constructive criticism, because they feel things more deeply than others.

HSPs often feel like they’re different from other people, but when they have a trusted community, they nourish themselves with human connection.

When you have high-functioning anxiety, it may seem like you’re an overachiever — but beneath the surface, you’re a ball of stress.

Particularly for highly sensitive people, a play ethic helps reduce overstimulation and increase a sense of calm.

For a long time, I felt like there was something wrong with me. But then I learned to reclaim my high sensitivity as a positive trait rather than a flaw.

Yoga is the perfect way to quiet your overstimulated mind and have it focus on just one or two things vs. 100.