If you are highly sensitive, then this page will probably give you a lot of recognition. Isn't it nice to read that these characteristics are known and recognised?
A highly sensitive person perceives everything more intensely, with more depth, and it can therefore quickly happen that something is also too much.
So read the following points and let me know what you sometimes run into. It is just so nice when we can share this as Highly Sensitive People.
A Highly Sensitive Person has very sensitive senses
Your senses are super sharp! Your eyes can sometimes be hurt by bright light; at concerts or in summer, when you prefer to wear sunglasses. Not to mention the noise level at concerts; sometimes it can literally make you dizzy. Of course, the same goes for smells, taste or even clothes you wear. If you are tired or hungry, this seems to come through even more strongly.
On the other hand, you can also enjoy art more, or nature when it is in bloom and the beautiful colours and scents meet you. Light and shadow dance before your eyes and give more depth to everything you perceive.
Are you highly sensitive? Take the hsp test here.
You get stressed by many tasks in little time
It may sound obvious, but if you have a lot to do in a short period of time it can quickly become stressful. You know you need to take short breaks more often to process all the impressions. If you feel like that space is being taken away by a mountain of work then this can quickly make you feel cramped and stuffy.
It is important to prioritise and make it clear to yourself what you give your attention to first. You might want to divide 8 hours of work a day into 2 blocks of 4 hours and decide what you can do per 4-hour block. Set boundaries (for yourself) and indicate them (to others) so you don't overrun yourself and still get done what is really important.
Read here: high sensitivity in the workplace
Violent films and TV shows you prefer to avoid
Violence against humans and animals comes at you rock hard, as if the violence is done to you. A typical characteristic of a highly sensitive person is his or her empathic ability which sometimes makes it feel as if injustice done to another is done to you. Another aspect to take into account here is the target audience for which these kinds of programmes are made and the pursuit of ‘exaggeration’. What do I mean by this?
Suppose you were to make an exciting film for highly sensitive people, it would require fewer stimuli than an average person. However, films are made for the masses and to get a message across there requires more stimuli than an hsp-er needs, or can handle.
You have an extra need for peace and privacy on busy days
You try to organise your life based on peace and harmony
If there is anything you find very difficult, it is conflicts. Ideally, you prefer to avoid conflicts and unpleasant situations in your life as much as possible. This avoidance can manifest itself in many ways; at work, in your relationships and everyday life unpeople. As with any of the traits, this can have positive and negative effects in your life.
Hhe high-sensitive person should therefore learn well where he or she avoids conflict and to what extent this benefits or costs something. In fact, avoiding unpleasant or overwhelming situations can also cause you to miss opportunities in life.
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