8 Signs Youre a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
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Date: 2023-08-20
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TrangleC
Everybody seems to be clamoring to find something they can self-diagnose themselves with, or get diagnosed with by overly accommodating and agreeable doctors who on one hand want to sell meds and on the other hand want to get people out of their doors as quickly as possible.
Everybody wants to be special and precious and everybody wants to have some diagnosis to blame for their shortcomings and the problems they have in life.
And when you give your fashionable new syndrome a lot of flattering symptoms like being deep and feeling stronger than others, you are inviting self obsessed Dunning-Kruger idiots who always think too much of themselves.
I guarantee you that the vast majority of people who think they are HSP are nowhere near being as deep as they think they are.
In most cases the correct diagnosis is: You are just a dysfunctional, egomaniac piece of shit and finding yourself and obsessing over yourself is the opposite of what you should do.
In reality overcoming your ego is the best way to happiness. The Buddhists call it Nirvana or zen, athletes call it being in the zone, scientists call it a fugue state, New-Agers called it meditation.
People are always the most happy when they forget about themselves and reach a state of just existing without being.
When you have to react to the world around you and forget about yourself to the point of almost sleep walking, your body might be exhausted, but your mind is refreshed.
Having something that is more important than yourself helps.
That is why successful people and entrepreneurs tend to be the most happy and fulfilled. It has little to do with the money. They have something to dedicate their whole time and energy towards and lose themselves within.
Statistics on happiness also show that mothers with healthy families and children are the most happy and fulfilled too, even though they jokingly complain a lot about stress. We have been trained by Feminism to consider that bad and a form of oppression, but all the evidence shows that those women who don't have the time to obsess over themselves because they have to be there for their kids are the most happy. Of course hormones play a role here too, but they also seem to experience the same forgetting about yourself nirvana fugue state that seems to be so healing and refreshing to the human mind as workaholic entrepreneurs or zoning out athletes do.
All this discovering yourself and self care stuff is poison.
Chances are, anyone who truly discovers themselves will not like what they find.
We are the result of evolution and the creatures we evolved from didn't sit around navel gazing and coming up with syndromes they can use to build a phony identity out of.
They were creatures of struggle and stress and immediate danger and we still need that to thrive.
This video and the HSP fad seem to be 5 years old. I wonder how many people who rode that bandwagon can truly say that diagnosing themselves with this had any actually positive impact on their lives?
I bet most of them just moved on to the next syndrome du jour or went non binary to be really special and oppressed (sarcasm.
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Everybody seems to be clamoring to find something they can self-diagnose themselves with, or get diagnosed with by overly accommodating and agreeable doctors who on one hand want to sell meds and on the other hand want to get people out of their doors as quickly as possible.
Everybody wants to be special and precious and everybody wants to have some diagnosis to blame for their shortcomings and the problems they have in life.
And when you give your fashionable new syndrome a lot of flattering symptoms like being deep and feeling stronger than others, you are inviting self obsessed Dunning-Kruger idiots who always think too much of themselves.
I guarantee you that the vast majority of people who think they are HSP are nowhere near being as deep as they think they are.
In most cases the correct diagnosis is: You are just a dysfunctional, egomaniac piece of shit and finding yourself and obsessing over yourself is the opposite of what you should do.
In reality overcoming your ego is the best way to happiness. The Buddhists call it Nirvana or zen, athletes call it being in the zone, scientists call it a fugue state, New-Agers called it meditation.
People are always the most happy when they forget about themselves and reach a state of just existing without being.
When you have to react to the world around you and forget about yourself to the point of almost sleep walking, your body might be exhausted, but your mind is refreshed.
Having something that is more important than yourself helps.
That is why successful people and entrepreneurs tend to be the most happy and fulfilled. It has little to do with the money. They have something to dedicate their whole time and energy towards and lose themselves within.
Statistics on happiness also show that mothers with healthy families and children are the most happy and fulfilled too, even though they jokingly complain a lot about stress. We have been trained by Feminism to consider that bad and a form of oppression, but all the evidence shows that those women who don't have the time to obsess over themselves because they have to be there for their kids are the most happy. Of course hormones play a role here too, but they also seem to experience the same forgetting about yourself nirvana fugue state that seems to be so healing and refreshing to the human mind as workaholic entrepreneurs or zoning out athletes do.
All this discovering yourself and self care stuff is poison.
Chances are, anyone who truly discovers themselves will not like what they find.
We are the result of evolution and the creatures we evolved from didn't sit around navel gazing and coming up with syndromes they can use to build a phony identity out of.
They were creatures of struggle and stress and immediate danger and we still need that to thrive.
This video and the HSP fad seem to be 5 years old. I wonder how many people who rode that bandwagon can truly say that diagnosing themselves with this had any actually positive impact on their lives?
I bet most of them just moved on to the next syndrome du jour or went non binary to be really special and oppressed (sarcasm.
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Sora
My whole life I have thought to myself what is wrong with me and why cant I just be happy after an argument or negative experience? It sticks with me the whole day or week whereas my family could just switch emotion after an hour. My family normalised arguing and violence so I have experienced too much of it growing up. It is always the first thing that happens with a disagreement and im so scared of someone getting angry at me it has made me a very cautious person. I cant tell family my feelings as im scared they will get angry at me and even at work i have been told that im too sensitive and prone to negativity. I cant help but ruminate for hours on one criticism they told me and it makes me sad the rest of the day at work. They say why cant you just you move on and be positive. And i ask people honestly how do you do that, i wish i could and ive tried smiling to myself when im sad but it doesnt work. Does anyone else feel this? Now I have learnt this is my problem, I feel i need to set boundaries with my family and learn to say no to things i dont want to do and journal or meditate to process emotions rather than sit on them. Finally i feel understood, but i cant help but feel being HSP is more a curse than a blessing.
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My whole life I have thought to myself what is wrong with me and why cant I just be happy after an argument or negative experience? It sticks with me the whole day or week whereas my family could just switch emotion after an hour. My family normalised arguing and violence so I have experienced too much of it growing up. It is always the first thing that happens with a disagreement and im so scared of someone getting angry at me it has made me a very cautious person. I cant tell family my feelings as im scared they will get angry at me and even at work i have been told that im too sensitive and prone to negativity. I cant help but ruminate for hours on one criticism they told me and it makes me sad the rest of the day at work. They say why cant you just you move on and be positive. And i ask people honestly how do you do that, i wish i could and ive tried smiling to myself when im sad but it doesnt work. Does anyone else feel this? Now I have learnt this is my problem, I feel i need to set boundaries with my family and learn to say no to things i dont want to do and journal or meditate to process emotions rather than sit on them. Finally i feel understood, but i cant help but feel being HSP is more a curse than a blessing.
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WeirdSnakeGal
I'm a highly sensitive person, very intuitive and observing. One thing that differentiates me from most though would be that I love horror movies. It is an outlet for my pain and anger. I often daydream about a zombie apocalypse as a way to escape my crappy life because I'd rather fight the undead than continue to feel this pressure to find a job, pay the bills and rent and try to fit in a society I just don't fit in. I really can't stand when they kill animals in horror movies though and it's something they've been doing more the past few years. However, I have a great capacity at differentiating fiction from reality so it doesn't affect me. I also love true crime documentaries simply because the mind of serial killers and murderers in general is just fascinating. I'm a fairly macabre person, although it's not obvious from my looks, but I find the relationship between life and death ever so interesting.
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I'm a highly sensitive person, very intuitive and observing. One thing that differentiates me from most though would be that I love horror movies. It is an outlet for my pain and anger. I often daydream about a zombie apocalypse as a way to escape my crappy life because I'd rather fight the undead than continue to feel this pressure to find a job, pay the bills and rent and try to fit in a society I just don't fit in. I really can't stand when they kill animals in horror movies though and it's something they've been doing more the past few years. However, I have a great capacity at differentiating fiction from reality so it doesn't affect me. I also love true crime documentaries simply because the mind of serial killers and murderers in general is just fascinating. I'm a fairly macabre person, although it's not obvious from my looks, but I find the relationship between life and death ever so interesting.
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Alina
I would also add some signs just following 5 senses:
1. Yes, I hate scary movies and anything with violence scenes. Even just seeing raw meat can make me feel uncomfortable, so Im a vegetarian.
2. Loud music, noise or different songs playing simultaneously can make me so overwhelmed that I want to cry.
3. Smell. I feel like throwing out every time I need to throw the trash out. Such a normal daily house chore is a challenge for me.
4. Touch. Im extremely ticklish. My classmates used to laugh at me being nervous when they just wanted to tickle me and reacting strongly.
5. Taste. Well, actually its the only sense that doesnt make me suffer.
6. And lastly I would add emotional sensitivity. Rudeness or disgusting jokes, over criticism can make me cry or burst out of emotions.
So yeah, and its hard to explain to other people.
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I would also add some signs just following 5 senses:
1. Yes, I hate scary movies and anything with violence scenes. Even just seeing raw meat can make me feel uncomfortable, so Im a vegetarian.
2. Loud music, noise or different songs playing simultaneously can make me so overwhelmed that I want to cry.
3. Smell. I feel like throwing out every time I need to throw the trash out. Such a normal daily house chore is a challenge for me.
4. Touch. Im extremely ticklish. My classmates used to laugh at me being nervous when they just wanted to tickle me and reacting strongly.
5. Taste. Well, actually its the only sense that doesnt make me suffer.
6. And lastly I would add emotional sensitivity. Rudeness or disgusting jokes, over criticism can make me cry or burst out of emotions.
So yeah, and its hard to explain to other people.
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miserable
I'm a HSP. I'm constantly on the verge of crying when little things happen. If I'm with 2 friends, they'll keep talking to each other and I normally DK what to talk about or what kind of jokes to make bc im a boring person. I feel left out and sad as if they forgot about me completely.
But at the same time I let them sit close to each other. I don't put myself between them Bc I know I'll make the atmosphere awkward. I don't want them to be bored Bc of me. It's like I'm a third wheel just roaming behind my friends while they chit chat and make good ass jokes.
They would comment about me being shy or less manly. Ik they're teasing. But these little words break me so much. Life as a HSP is tough. But I'm still grateful for the life I have. I have great friends. I'm just the problem
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I'm a HSP. I'm constantly on the verge of crying when little things happen. If I'm with 2 friends, they'll keep talking to each other and I normally DK what to talk about or what kind of jokes to make bc im a boring person. I feel left out and sad as if they forgot about me completely.
But at the same time I let them sit close to each other. I don't put myself between them Bc I know I'll make the atmosphere awkward. I don't want them to be bored Bc of me. It's like I'm a third wheel just roaming behind my friends while they chit chat and make good ass jokes.
They would comment about me being shy or less manly. Ik they're teasing. But these little words break me so much. Life as a HSP is tough. But I'm still grateful for the life I have. I have great friends. I'm just the problem
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Кадрия
Im a sensitive person. And my all life I thought that my emotions were abnormal and Im just a weak person, which is too kind. Im never cant stand up for myself in a conflicts and I was forced to constantly lie or pretend that everything is ok to know that Im in safe. Mostly I did that cuz of my friends. So, honestly, Im just so tired to be that way person, because I let people treat me the way they want, because of my sensitivity, but I realizes that Im a sensitive person and I should treat myself more carefully and it was a right decision. I eliminated all sources of stress, and I noticed how my life had changed. So if you sensitive person, ITS OK, and wonderful) yeah, sometimes its hard, but sensitive are not weak, remember that.
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Im a sensitive person. And my all life I thought that my emotions were abnormal and Im just a weak person, which is too kind. Im never cant stand up for myself in a conflicts and I was forced to constantly lie or pretend that everything is ok to know that Im in safe. Mostly I did that cuz of my friends. So, honestly, Im just so tired to be that way person, because I let people treat me the way they want, because of my sensitivity, but I realizes that Im a sensitive person and I should treat myself more carefully and it was a right decision. I eliminated all sources of stress, and I noticed how my life had changed. So if you sensitive person, ITS OK, and wonderful) yeah, sometimes its hard, but sensitive are not weak, remember that.
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Геймер
I am an HSP man and I hate being one. Life would be so much easier for me If I was just as cold as everybody else. I feel this world is for people with no empathy. Competition, toxicity and everything disgusting about human nature is what rules the world. And that's why I have (and hate)to be such an introvert. I wish I was a piece of cold stone, just like people around me. But no, I will never be cold. Life is pain. So, embrace the pain and transfigure it into beauty, art and poetry. This is what I am trying to do with my life.
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I am an HSP man and I hate being one. Life would be so much easier for me If I was just as cold as everybody else. I feel this world is for people with no empathy. Competition, toxicity and everything disgusting about human nature is what rules the world. And that's why I have (and hate)to be such an introvert. I wish I was a piece of cold stone, just like people around me. But no, I will never be cold. Life is pain. So, embrace the pain and transfigure it into beauty, art and poetry. This is what I am trying to do with my life.
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Abigail
I relate with pretty much everything on here except the horror movies. Gore and slashers tend to bore me if theres no story behind it, but I love phycological horror and trying to understand the minds and actions of the villain, victims, and any sort of law enforcement used. Silence of the lambs is one of my favorites- its subject matter is gruesome, but instead of showing these incredibly gorey things, it focuses on the psychological aspects of these actions. If you have any movie examples, please share them with me!
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I relate with pretty much everything on here except the horror movies. Gore and slashers tend to bore me if theres no story behind it, but I love phycological horror and trying to understand the minds and actions of the villain, victims, and any sort of law enforcement used. Silence of the lambs is one of my favorites- its subject matter is gruesome, but instead of showing these incredibly gorey things, it focuses on the psychological aspects of these actions. If you have any movie examples, please share them with me!
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Maritza
Watching these HSP videos make me emotional. Its like I finally SEEN, heard and acknowledged! Ive always felt like I was crazy with how emotional I get at times, and how I just feel moods intensely. When I feel joy, it pulsates throughout my body; making me jump or squirm, like the happiness is trying to get out and infect others. On the other hand, when Im sad, Im so accepting of death. But then again, I might just be depressed. lol Great job with the videos, and thank you for making them!
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Watching these HSP videos make me emotional. Its like I finally SEEN, heard and acknowledged! Ive always felt like I was crazy with how emotional I get at times, and how I just feel moods intensely. When I feel joy, it pulsates throughout my body; making me jump or squirm, like the happiness is trying to get out and infect others. On the other hand, when Im sad, Im so accepting of death. But then again, I might just be depressed. lol Great job with the videos, and thank you for making them!
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Kiemberly
Eversince i hitted puberty, my emotions start to get deep and i get so sensitive. I usually take harsh jokes easily, i don't cry while seeing others sad, i don't easily burst in tears but i did feel nauseous with games that include high graph, horror movies or something with blood related could make me feel like puking, now it's even worse. everything i take it deeply, i wonder why i'm like this now? I think it might be my imbalance hormonal or i just start to get more sensitive.
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Eversince i hitted puberty, my emotions start to get deep and i get so sensitive. I usually take harsh jokes easily, i don't cry while seeing others sad, i don't easily burst in tears but i did feel nauseous with games that include high graph, horror movies or something with blood related could make me feel like puking, now it's even worse. everything i take it deeply, i wonder why i'm like this now? I think it might be my imbalance hormonal or i just start to get more sensitive.
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Christine
I noticed this underlying HSP in been an Autist, having strong feelings about what others feel but cant mirror than. Being a great neoigator and acting being kind to everybody. Cant standing sad people around me. But forgetting the own feelings, being overloaded with peoples feelings, i have to shut down my own emotions not getting shutdowns. Its hard, and constent getting gaslighted and downgraded being easy hyped on things or excited and taliking too fast.
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I noticed this underlying HSP in been an Autist, having strong feelings about what others feel but cant mirror than. Being a great neoigator and acting being kind to everybody. Cant standing sad people around me. But forgetting the own feelings, being overloaded with peoples feelings, i have to shut down my own emotions not getting shutdowns. Its hard, and constent getting gaslighted and downgraded being easy hyped on things or excited and taliking too fast.
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Hydrashade
ive literally had a panic attack because i couldnt find a shirt i needed to wear for a photo for my choir. i cried for weeks because of a scene in a book. i get pissed off at noise. but i CANNOT find the courage to show those negative emotions in front of people, even if i trust them to save my life. even if its my own goddamn father. i feel things too much but i cant show it because then people will notice, and the attention is worse than physical pain.
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ive literally had a panic attack because i couldnt find a shirt i needed to wear for a photo for my choir. i cried for weeks because of a scene in a book. i get pissed off at noise. but i CANNOT find the courage to show those negative emotions in front of people, even if i trust them to save my life. even if its my own goddamn father. i feel things too much but i cant show it because then people will notice, and the attention is worse than physical pain.
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Dat
I actually really enjoy horror movies, (except Brightburn, also I hate working in groups Bc it always makes me feel useless Bc they take over the whole thing and Im just left to sit and do f all and it makes me feel like Im either taking advantage of their work ethic, or that they dont see me as useful and wanted me out of the way
most of the other stuff matches up pretty well though, especially the thing about manners and being able to feel others pain
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I actually really enjoy horror movies, (except Brightburn, also I hate working in groups Bc it always makes me feel useless Bc they take over the whole thing and Im just left to sit and do f all and it makes me feel like Im either taking advantage of their work ethic, or that they dont see me as useful and wanted me out of the way
most of the other stuff matches up pretty well though, especially the thing about manners and being able to feel others pain
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Tim
I'm an HSP and also have Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD. I agree with all the points here, except working in a team. I find it nearly impossible, because it clashes with that other HSP trait of the inability to work in front of others. I am immediately intimidated in such circumstances, and it always prevents me achieving my potential. The route cause for me seems to be parental abuse and abandonment. I wondered if this resonates with anyone else?
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I'm an HSP and also have Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD. I agree with all the points here, except working in a team. I find it nearly impossible, because it clashes with that other HSP trait of the inability to work in front of others. I am immediately intimidated in such circumstances, and it always prevents me achieving my potential. The route cause for me seems to be parental abuse and abandonment. I wondered if this resonates with anyone else?
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CrYstal
I relate to all of the points, except, i actually love horror movies XD but i don't like violent movies. So i can take the ghost and hauntings stuff, but not the gory, cannibalism, killer kind of shows. I also avoid watching shows that are known to be tear-jerkers sometimes, especially with other people, cuz i know i will be an emotional mess after that. Cuz i'm already tearing up watching shows that are non-tear-jerkers.
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I relate to all of the points, except, i actually love horror movies XD but i don't like violent movies. So i can take the ghost and hauntings stuff, but not the gory, cannibalism, killer kind of shows. I also avoid watching shows that are known to be tear-jerkers sometimes, especially with other people, cuz i know i will be an emotional mess after that. Cuz i'm already tearing up watching shows that are non-tear-jerkers.
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Adria
I'm an introvert and have autism but I don't know if I am an HSP. Exercise alone, yes. Anxiety yes. Not into horror movies, yes (I'd lose my voice from screaming too much. A lot of TV or movies I dislike. Polite, mostly (I do tip waitresses and waiters and thank them. Small details (not always, especially if I am spaced or zoned into something. Team work? I prefer to work alone but I can work as a team if needed.
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I'm an introvert and have autism but I don't know if I am an HSP. Exercise alone, yes. Anxiety yes. Not into horror movies, yes (I'd lose my voice from screaming too much. A lot of TV or movies I dislike. Polite, mostly (I do tip waitresses and waiters and thank them. Small details (not always, especially if I am spaced or zoned into something. Team work? I prefer to work alone but I can work as a team if needed.
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Dablack
Anyone else feel like they need constant affirmations from ppl to feel like they still care about u: (
I moved from Utah lately & lost contact with so many of my friends, besides my best friend. But recently she's been out with a lot of new friends & looks so happy. she doesn't call back anymore.
I feel so out of place, and with her drifting away I feel like maybe I never even belonged back home either
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Anyone else feel like they need constant affirmations from ppl to feel like they still care about u: (
I moved from Utah lately & lost contact with so many of my friends, besides my best friend. But recently she's been out with a lot of new friends & looks so happy. she doesn't call back anymore.
I feel so out of place, and with her drifting away I feel like maybe I never even belonged back home either
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education
Other signs:
- you need a lot of sleep and feel the effects of even slight sleep deprivation very strongly
- if you're even slightly hungry, you start feeling really weird - like something's not right
- you have a hard time tolerating strong stimuli like direct sunlight, excessive heat, loud music, scratchy fabrics, clothing tags etc.
- you get easily overwhelmed by crowds
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Other signs:
- you need a lot of sleep and feel the effects of even slight sleep deprivation very strongly
- if you're even slightly hungry, you start feeling really weird - like something's not right
- you have a hard time tolerating strong stimuli like direct sunlight, excessive heat, loud music, scratchy fabrics, clothing tags etc.
- you get easily overwhelmed by crowds
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Anna
Thank you for these videos! I figured out I was HSP from Quiet and was always called dramatic or emotional as a kid. I'll cry so hard over shows, friendships, and even unknowingly in response to dreams while I'm asleep that I kept thinking I had chronic dry eye. What's fascinating to me is that I'm also a sensation seeker and love horror films. Is anyone similar?
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Thank you for these videos! I figured out I was HSP from Quiet and was always called dramatic or emotional as a kid. I'll cry so hard over shows, friendships, and even unknowingly in response to dreams while I'm asleep that I kept thinking I had chronic dry eye. What's fascinating to me is that I'm also a sensation seeker and love horror films. Is anyone similar?
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coyote
you asked us to comment here but no one on your team appears to be answering peoples' comments and/or questions. Some of these folks could use some feedback. I love this HSP thing, it's new to me. My daughter told me about it a while ago and it seems to explain some of my problems lol which is about time because some of them have been plaguing me for 7 decades
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you asked us to comment here but no one on your team appears to be answering peoples' comments and/or questions. Some of these folks could use some feedback. I love this HSP thing, it's new to me. My daughter told me about it a while ago and it seems to explain some of my problems lol which is about time because some of them have been plaguing me for 7 decades
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mrpositronia
Being introvert HSP, such as myself, is great in that I take time to reflect and understand situations or events. It's also not great because if I'm being pushed for answers, I freeze because I haven't worked out the solution yet. And then I feel like I'm letting people down, so I get anxiety. Also, the anxiety of expecting anxiety is a living nightmare.
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Being introvert HSP, such as myself, is great in that I take time to reflect and understand situations or events. It's also not great because if I'm being pushed for answers, I freeze because I haven't worked out the solution yet. And then I feel like I'm letting people down, so I get anxiety. Also, the anxiety of expecting anxiety is a living nightmare.
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Ben
EVERY single one of these describes me. i know alot of extroverted people and i often wonder how they lack so much empathy. im not saying ALL extroverts are like this, but in my own life i have discovered most extroverts are like this. i can get very easily offended and pick up on peoples moods really easily. its kind of annoying actually
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EVERY single one of these describes me. i know alot of extroverted people and i often wonder how they lack so much empathy. im not saying ALL extroverts are like this, but in my own life i have discovered most extroverts are like this. i can get very easily offended and pick up on peoples moods really easily. its kind of annoying actually
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bujin1977
Ok, much of that describes me. But what happens when you are both a HSP and also a little bit autistic? I feel great empathy towards others and feel their pain, but I have absolutely no idea how to express that empathy, and any attempt to do so seems wrong to me and presumably comes across as highly insincere.
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Ok, much of that describes me. But what happens when you are both a HSP and also a little bit autistic? I feel great empathy towards others and feel their pain, but I have absolutely no idea how to express that empathy, and any attempt to do so seems wrong to me and presumably comes across as highly insincere.
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Hannahhh
When your a highly sensitive person and you love deeply and express that love you have for someone to your friends to only be meant with the saying can you stop it it's not that deep it's getting annoying and it crashes your whole mood and you start to tear up because your behaver annoy's them.
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When your a highly sensitive person and you love deeply and express that love you have for someone to your friends to only be meant with the saying can you stop it it's not that deep it's getting annoying and it crashes your whole mood and you start to tear up because your behaver annoy's them.
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Heidi
You described me to a T! I'm introvert, a sensitive, psychic and HSP! Somehow, I made it work!
I went university to become a therapist and was very successful. I loved my work.
Oh, I'm also a Reiki Master 3 traditions over.
I was raised by the wrong people in the wrong ways.
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You described me to a T! I'm introvert, a sensitive, psychic and HSP! Somehow, I made it work!
I went university to become a therapist and was very successful. I loved my work.
Oh, I'm also a Reiki Master 3 traditions over.
I was raised by the wrong people in the wrong ways.
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