Adults are sometimes told they are too sensitive, usually because they set boundaries with people who are consistently pushing their limits. Sensitive people may be perceived as burdensome because ...

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Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

High sensitivity is one of the most misunderstood traits in the world. People often see sensitivity as fragility or emotional instability, when in reality it is a sign of deep awareness, heightened ...

Growing up, I was a very sensitive child. One of my earliest memories is of freaking out after seeing a particularly bad story on the news. I don’t remember what the story was about, but I do remember ...

In 1997, psychologist Elaine Aron introduced the Highly Sensitive Person Scale, which has been used to measure a trait called sensory-processing sensitivity. Aron categorized people with high ...

Watching the events over the last week, and observing so many details of Michael Jackson's life has precipitated a lot of reflection. I imagine the coverage may have had the same effect on you. Over ...