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By guest author Lisa A. Riley, LMFT (Licensed Marriage &#38; Family Therapist)
Throughout my practice, I have encountered a connection between highly sensitive people and their own creative impulses.
This characteristic does not discriminate between painter, actor, or musician—they all appear to have one thing in common: they experience the world differently than the average individual.
Creatives often [...]]]></description>
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By Andrea Runyan
While college can be an exciting and fruitful experience, it can also be a challenging time for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs).
As the first time when many students are living away from home, college presents many potential challenges for the HSP, such as eating dining hall food; living in a dormitory; having roommates; being [...]]]></description>
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In her Psychology Today blog post Are Introverts More Creative than Extraverts?, writer, cartoonist and musician Elizabeth Wagele writes about how this key personality dimension relates to creative expression. Here is an excerpt :
Are liking solitude and focusing inward creative gifts?
My café friends and I, mostly introverts, were discussing where our various kinds of creativity [...]]]></description>
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&#8220;I am shy and I don&#8217;t start relationships with people normally. I guess I have a way that can seem aloof and sort of cold. They didn&#8217;t like me that much, but I never resented it. I was different than they were.&#8221;
Actor Kristin Kreuk &#8211; about being in high school.
Being highly sensitive may include or [...]]]></description>
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In addition to helping fuel creativity and a richer experience of life, being highly sensitive can make us more vulnerable to emotional overwhelm, anxiety, self-criticism and other issues. Healthy self concept and self esteem can be especially challenging.
As John Lennon once put it, &#8220;Part of me suspects that I&#8217;m a loser, and the other part [...]]]></description>
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Jenna Avery is &#8220;The Life Coach for Sensitive Souls&#8221; &#8211; helping individuals recognize and more fully express their gifts as highly sensitive people.
In our interview, she talks about some of the challenges we may face in taking care of ourselves and living our purpose, such as being overly self-critical or not setting good self-care boundaries.
Hear [...]]]></description>
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The Highly Sensitive Person, By Elaine N. Aron
Narrated by Barbara Caruso

Audiobook: The Highly Sensitive Person, By Elaine N. Aron
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The trait of high sensitivity is experienced by 15 to 20 percent of us. In this video are some quotes by and about Winona Ryder, Heath Ledger, Amy Brenneman, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Ellen DeGeneres about their experience of sensitivity. Maybe you can relate to some of them.

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Winona Ryder has said, &#8220;You go through [...]]]></description>
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&#8220;At least 50 million Americans have a finely tuned nervous system.&#8221;
Books by Ted Zeff, PhD :
The Highly Sensitive Person&#8217;s Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World
Highly Sensitive Person&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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A recent news item by ScienceDaily reported on research that may explain more about the neuroscience that underlies high sensitivity.
&#8220;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.
&#8220;This region appears to work in concert with another structure called [...]]]></description>
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