27 Tips For Navigating College As a Highly Sensitive Person http://highlysensitive.org/284/27-tips-for-navigating-college-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/ Exploring the personal aspects of being a highly sensitive person Sat, 05 May 2012 21:34:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 27 Tips For Navigating College As a Highly Sensitive Person http://highlysensitive.org/284/27-tips-for-navigating-college-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Cat Robson Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:54:08 +0000 http://highlysensitive.org/?p=284#comment-298 Susie, Thanks so much for your comments. I feel the same way: wish I'd known about HSPs before. But it's great that there is information and support available now, and you've connected with it at a young age. My own history of trauma left me feeling so flawed. College only offered me more opportunities to feel different from those around me, and lots of people who were better than me at the things I did well - like art. In the years following college I sometimes identified with labels like co-dependent, neurotic and even bipolar. It's taken me a long time to see myself as a 'normal' HSP, not a sick person. You are brave and I wish you lots of great food for your spirit! Cat Assoc. Editor HighlySensitive.org Susie,

Thanks so much for your comments. I feel the same way: wish I’d known about HSPs before. But it’s great that there is information and support available now, and you’ve connected with it at a young age.

My own history of trauma left me feeling so flawed. College only offered me more opportunities to feel different from those around me, and lots of people who were better than me at the things I did well – like art.

In the years following college I sometimes identified with labels like co-dependent, neurotic and even bipolar. It’s taken me a long time to see myself as a ‘normal’ HSP, not a sick person. You are brave and I wish you lots of great food for your spirit!

Cat
Assoc. Editor
HighlySensitive.org

]]> 27 Tips For Navigating College As a Highly Sensitive Person http://highlysensitive.org/284/27-tips-for-navigating-college-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Susie Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:11:58 +0000 http://highlysensitive.org/?p=284#comment-297 I recently read about HSPs in Marie claire and it was like an answer to all my questions! I had had so many talks with my grandmother about our sensitivity to basically everything in life because we are both HSPs- but have never heard of it before, we just thought we were blessed. Unfortunately for me, as a college student traumatic events in being a child HSP made me develop an almost-seemingly-untreatable eating disorder that I've been battling since I was 12. Because of the transition to college- I quickly relapsed and have been in and out (mostly out) of college due to my depression, suicidal ideations, anxiety, social anxiety, agoraphobia, and of course the eating disorder. I have always been the best (not to brag) in art as a preschooler up until now... it just fits me perfectly. I wish would have known about this sooner- but I'm glad I learned it at all! I recently read about HSPs in Marie claire and it was like an answer to all my questions! I had had so many talks with my grandmother about our sensitivity to basically everything in life because we are both HSPs- but have never heard of it before, we just thought we were blessed. Unfortunately for me, as a college student traumatic events in being a child HSP made me develop an almost-seemingly-untreatable eating disorder that I’ve been battling since I was 12. Because of the transition to college- I quickly relapsed and have been in and out (mostly out) of college due to my depression, suicidal ideations, anxiety, social anxiety, agoraphobia, and of course the eating disorder.
I have always been the best (not to brag) in art as a preschooler up until now…
it just fits me perfectly. I wish would have known about this sooner- but I’m glad I learned it at all!

]]> 27 Tips For Navigating College As a Highly Sensitive Person http://highlysensitive.org/284/27-tips-for-navigating-college-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Ash Fri, 21 May 2010 19:21:44 +0000 http://highlysensitive.org/?p=284#comment-248 I wish I would have read this BEFORE my first year of college. I just found out about HSP recently, and the description fits me perfectly. I had a rough first year, and I already have a few mental health issues. Thank you for this, as I will try to apply it to next year. I wish I would have read this BEFORE my first year of college. I just found out about HSP recently, and the description fits me perfectly. I had a rough first year, and I already have a few mental health issues. Thank you for this, as I will try to apply it to next year.

]]> 27 Tips For Navigating College As a Highly Sensitive Person http://highlysensitive.org/284/27-tips-for-navigating-college-as-a-highly-sensitive-person/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Hina Javed Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:57:53 +0000 http://highlysensitive.org/?p=284#comment-234 Respected Sir, i am also a hypersensitive girl and i really like your tips. i think in every country, there should be a separate schools and colleges for the HSPs. i am as student, no one in college leave HSPs to survive easily. i wish and also this is my dream to have a separate schools,college and universities for the highly sensitive persons. Respected Sir, i am also a hypersensitive girl and i really like your tips. i think in every country, there should be a separate schools and colleges for the HSPs. i am as student, no one in college leave HSPs to survive easily. i wish and also this is my dream to have a separate schools,college and universities for the highly sensitive persons.

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