The author of The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D., summarizes the trait of high sensitivity. Also see the Self-Test on her site [link opens in new tab or window].
“As a child, I was very shy. Painfully, excruciatingly shy. I hid a lot in my room. I was so terrified to read out loud in school that I had to have my mother ask my reading teacher not to call on me in class.” - Kim Basinger
Many of us were shy as children, and [...]
"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
"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive."
"Oh please be careful with me, I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way"
