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  • "About 15 to 20 percent of the population have this trait. It means you are aware of subtleties in your surroundings, a great advantage in many situations.
    It also means you are more easily overwhelmed when you have been out in a highly stimulating environment for too long..."

    Elaine Aron, www.hsperson.com


    "The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive."
    Pearl Buck (1892-1973)


    "Oh please be careful with me, I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way"
    Jewel - in her song I'm Sensitive

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Archive for December, 2006

Judith Orloff M.D. on "energy vampires"

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

The image is from the poster for the movie Dracula (1992). The book Meeting the Shadow declares, “Bram Stoker’s ‘Count Dracula’ [is] but a recent instance of this genre. Tales of vampires and werewolves have probably always been with us.”
Aside from the dramatic mythology, psychiatrist and energy specialist Judith Orloff M.D. says “Energy vampires are [...]

Winona Ryder: "Maybe I’m too sensitive for this world."

Monday, December 25th, 2006

Winona Ryder starred in the film based on Susanna Kaysen’s novel Girl, Interrupted, and thinks Kaysen “captures a mood we’ve all experienced. It’s like a reflective time we’ve all had in our lives, whether to kill ourselves, whether to be miserable or move on. You go through spells where you feel that maybe you’re too [...]

Dr. Pat Allen: "I’ve always known I was different."

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

On the excellent Highly Sensitive People dvd by Jim Hallowes, psychologist Pat Allen, PhD, MFT recalls her mother using the phrase “Still waters run deep” to refer to her – something many of us could relate to. I think my own mother used the phrase, as a subtle form of affirmation of my shyness.
“In school, [...]

Monthly HSP Talks in Newport Beach, CA

Monday, December 18th, 2006

Monthly HSP Talk in OC, the first Tuesday of each month [starting January 9, 2007] – Newport Beach, California
Presenter: Jim Hallowes of HighlySensitivePeople.com :
“I’m honored to have been invited by Dr. Pat Allen to hold a monthly talk and workshop to discuss the trait of high sensitivity and Highly Sensitive People — what Dr. Pat [...]