Tag: highly sensitive people and depression
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Are You A Highly Sensitive Person?
You have probably heard of the term “empath” before, but this grouping of specific characteristics actually has another name as well: the highly sensitive person, or HSP. Dr. Elaine Aron, a psychologist who began studying extreme sensitivity in people in 1991, discovered that around 15-20% of the population carries the traits of HSPs. While researchers…
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10 Things You Need To Know About Highly Sensitive People
We have talked about highly sensitive people before. But if this is your first time hearing the term, here is a quick recap. Before the 1990s, no one had really heard about extreme sensitivity in humans. But in 1991, a psychologist named Dr. Elaine Aron began to study this trait more closely. Surprisingly, she found…
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6 Things Sensitive People Do Differently
Sensitive people, or empaths, identify deeply with the emotions and vibrations of other beings, both human and non-human. They can instantly read a person upon meeting them, and have an innate intuition about others. In short, sensitive people can understand other people on a deeper level than most humans. Besides that, their friends and family…
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5 Great Lessons for Sensitive People
Did you know that about 15-20% of the population is considered highly sensitive? It’s a significant part of the population so it can’t be considered a “condition. ” However, and the numbers of sensitive people aren’t large enough to make it common, so it isn’t quite understood. Many people look at being sensitive as a…