While most people are focused on what’s loud or obvious, highly sensitive individuals are attuned to energy shifts, ...

Elaine Aron coined the term "highly sensitive person" based on her 1991 research to refer to people with delicate nervous systems. Highly sensitive people or HSPs have a lower threshold for ...

Studies estimate that 15-20 percent of the population is highly sensitive and feels things very deeply. However, many people don't know exactly what this means. Although it's related to ...

Two terms often used interchangeably are "sensitive people" and "emotional people." While they may seem similar, these concepts possess distinct characteristics that can significantly influence ...

We live in a world that rewards thick skin. Where numbness is mistaken for strength, and emotional restraint is seen as maturity. But then there’s you. The one who notices the tremble in someone’s ...

While not an official diagnosis, it can be a helpful label for people who feel more sensitive. A therapist who identifies as an HSP and a mental health consultant shared the most common traits.

you may be a highly sensitive person (HSP). Twenty five years ago, the idea of high sensitivity captured the world’s attention when Dr. Elaine Aron published her now-seminal book, The Highly ...

But a series of articles and experts have lately been arguing that highly sensitive people might face challenges in a world not necessarily built for them, but their acute sense of the world ...