Are you a highly sensitive person? ๐ค - Check it out!
Do phrases like โDon't be so sensitive!โ or โYou need to get a thicker skin!โ sound familiar to you?
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by external stimuli, feel things more intensely than other people, or do you need time to recover after intense experiences? ๐คฏ
Then it may well be that you are a ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ฆ๐ฃ). But don't worry, you are not the only one!
Overall, about ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป are thought to be highly sensitive.
People belonging to this subset of the population are high in a personality trait known as sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS) and ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐๐น๐ถโ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป, ๐ต๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ถ๐๐ฒโ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ.
On the more ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ of the trait, high sensitivity ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ (e.g. art and music). ๐๐ผ
According to Elaine Aron, the psychologist that coined the term HSP, ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Itโs rather defined as a trait that exists in each person to varying degrees.
If you identify yourself as a highly sensitive person, these 7 tips might help you to life a more comfortable life:
๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐. Look for a quiet corner or relaxation area to recharge and schedule breaks.
๐ก ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. Try to make your work area calm and minimalistic. The fewer stimuli, the better.
๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ. Donโt let other people persuade you to do things that arenโt good for you.
๐ค๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. Highly sensitive people tend to lose themselves in other peopleโs thoughts and feelings - Maintaining distance is key!
๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐น๐. Speak up if something is too much for you or if you are struggling with a certain situation or behavior.
โ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น. Try to remember that criticism is not necessarily a personal attack, but is intended to help you.
๐ง๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐. Effective exercises like mindfulness practices or yoga can help you to become stronger and more resilient.