Recent Posts


Archives


search





  • "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

About


 



Archive for August, 2007

Too sensitive for what? Accepting our high sensitivity personality

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

“I’m too sensitive to watch most of the reality shows. It’s so painful for me.” Amy Brenneman
We may have thoughts that are based on irrational beliefs about how life is, or how we “should be” – and those thoughts can become habitual responses, and be too broad or inaccurate to serve our personal growth.
For example, [...]

Sensitive and suffering as a teen: Claire Danes on being shy and high achieving

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

“You were very sensitive as a child; family and school problems, childhood illnesses, and the like all affected you more than others. Furthermore, you were different from other kids and almost surely suffered for that.” Elaine Aron, PhD
“I did not perform well socially in junior high. I was a strange girl and I was in [...]