“At least 50 million Americans have a finely tuned nervous system.”
Books by Ted Zeff, PhD :
The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World
Highly Sensitive Person’s Companion: Daily Exercises for Calming Your Senses in an Overstimulating World
Shrink Rap Radio audio podcast interview with Dr. Zeff
His site: www.drtedzeff.com
Source video: Highly [...]
A recent news item by ScienceDaily reported on research that may explain more about the neuroscience that underlies high sensitivity.
“Researchers have discovered that a primitive region of the brain responsible for sensorimotor control also has an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations.
“This region appears to work in concert with another structure called [...]
Winona Ryder and depression
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 [...]