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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 April, 2008

Lost in our reactions – the high sensitivity personality

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

“If the dimension of presence or awareness is missing, then you are lost in the reaction. Then you become the reaction, and you don’t know who you are.” Eckhart Tolle
High sensitivity can make our life much richer, but it can also be a distressing and disorienting experience.
Probably starting when we were too young to have [...]

Interview available with Elaine Aron on sensitivity and anxiety

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Deanne Repich, Director of the National Institute of Anxiety and Stress, interviewed Dr. Aron for the Conquer Anxiety Success Program. Here is a message by Deanne Repich [photo] from her newsletter about the new interview:
Is part of your anxiety that you are “too shy” or “too sensitive,” according to others? Does your body’s alarm system [...]