Too sensitive: 5 signs that you are in a special way you perceive the world

Whiny, emotional, depends on the mood of others, is poorly tolerated in noisy places and important events. Such a person is usually advised to treat the nerves, but in some cases, this behavior is perfectly normal. We are talking about highly sensitive people, and it is not a disorder, but a special way of interacting with the world. Heroine will tell who are highly sensitive people, how to understand what you feel about them, and what to do.

Who are highly sensitive people?

Highly sensitive people (highly sensitive people or HSP) - are those who are particularly sensitive to everything that happens around.

Highly sensitive people carefully handle all incoming information, both positive and negative.

The concept of highly sensitive people first used the psychologist Elaine Aron back in the 90's. She devoted an entire book to people with this feature. Widely known HSP began a couple of years ago, when it began to actively write to the media.

The phenomenon of highly sensitive yet little explored. Scientists believe that a high sensitivity can be transmitted genetically. In HS-people are more active neurons, which are responsible for empathy.

It is believed that there are about 20% of highly sensitive people. This feature is equally common among both women and men.

How do you know that you are a highly sensitive person?

Understanding what you feel about the HS-people will adjust their lifestyle to feel comfortable and realize their potential. Here are 5 common symptoms of a highly sensitive person.

1. On your mood affects other people

Highly sensitive people find it difficult to maintain composure in a hostile or negative situation, even if does not apply to them conflict. They are easily infected with a good or bad mood. They find it hard to have fun when someone nearby is irritated.

2. You can cry on any occasion

Can cause tears movie sad song or any tearjerker, and not only during PMS. Moreover, the HSP did not need much time to emotionally involved in the situation, it can penetrate the seen one accident scene, even without understanding the whole plot entirely.

3. It is better to work in solitude and silence of

HSP is extremely susceptible to external stimuli. They find it difficult to focus around other people. Highly sensitive people are much worse does the job when someone is following its implementation, and can get lost in the most elementary case.

4. Pay attention to the details of

Highly sensitive person notices the little things, not even trying. He drew attention to the situation details, behaviors and emotional states of others. HSP can feel when another person physically uncomfortable - uncomfortable sitting, or freeze it to strong light in the eye.

5. The sensitivity to external stimuli,

Often highly sensitive people differently perceive sensory stimuli. They feel pain much sharper, faster, get tired of the noise and bright lights. These people have a need to regularly take a break from the world in a dark quiet place. Another feature of HSP - even a short hunger gives them a sharp deterioration of mood and feeling unwell.

All of these symptoms do not necessarily indicate the HSP, such as crying can be caused by hormonal imbalances. In addition, highly sensitive - this range, a person can not be unambiguously either the HSP, or not. Someone sensor sensitivity is more developed, someone - emotional.

To understand whether you treat highly sensitive people can pass the test, developed by Elaine Aron. The truth is there stated that neither the mental test may not be accurate enough to base it on my life.

However, if you are found at most of the signs of the HSP, while you do not have serious health problems and these qualities were your childhood - you can quite be a highly sensitive person.

What to do if you are the HSP

Highly sensitive people may be more prone to depression, neurotic, but sometimes they are quite ok to cope with the emotions and successfully interact with the world through well-developed empathy. Aron gives several recommendations for HSP.

• Keep a regular sleep and eat. Limit the amount of caffeine, because it can make you very excited.
• Ideal for HSP - distant work. But, if you still have to work in an open office, use noise-canceling headphones.
• If you have an important event, to communicate with people, try to find time to be in a calm atmosphere before and after the event. This will help make up for lost energy.
• Try not to make your schedule is too crowded. Highly sensitive people perform better when they have the time to think and come to life.
• to spend time in nature. Walking in the fresh air and calm the emotional updating.

Do not pay attention to people who say you're too vulnerable and should restrain themselves. We all have different perceptions of the world and your way to experience different situations is not worse than the others.

What are the signs of a highly sensitive person you found yourself in?