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Updated 2 years ago,July 8, 2023

Are you what researchers call a highly sensitive person?

This is what makes you seem highly intuitive and highly perceptive to others.

Youre very empathic and feel the emotions of others intensely sometimes to your detriment.

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Cihan Oğuzmetin

Empathy can be a beautiful gift that allows you to help others.

You value your alone time more than most.

You get overwhelmed by social interactions easily and your nervous system can become easily overstimulated.

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Not all highly sensitive people are introverts in fact, 30% are extroverts.

Its no wonder HSPs can benefit from long periods of hibernation to soothe their nervous system.

Youre sensitive to chaotic environments and sensory input.

As a highly sensitive person, the world around you’ve got the option to be incredibly stressful.

You have stronger emotional responses than other people.

As ahighly sensitive person, your emotions are both a gift and a hindrance.

You may have a deep love for the arts.

You tend to value emotional expression and experience a heightened emotional vividness.

You just have to know when to use it in a way that benefits you and the greater good.