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Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Is a Super Power IF You Learn How To Protect Your Energy
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Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Is a Super Power IF You Learn How To Protect Your Energy

1 in 5 people are an HSP and 30% of these are extraverted

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Mar 15, 2023
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Once I learned I was a highly sensitive person (HSP), everything seemed to fall into place.

As a child, were you told you were too sensitive on a regular basis? Maybe you are still told this. Do you consider yourself a deep thinker? Have others ever accused you of taking things too personally? Do you feel particularly intuitive to people and nature?

HSPs have an almost innate feeling that they are different and that they don’t belong.

The psychologist Elaine Aron, first coined the term “highly sensitive person” in 1996. According to Elaine, one in five people are an HSP. But don’t mistake being an HSP for introversion.

Where I sat on the introversion/extroversion scale is something that confused me. I used to be an extreme extrovert. You know - the first one dancing on a table at a wedding sort of extrovert. But I also love and need my own space, hmmm perplexing. My need for space has increased over the years, making me wonder if I was metamorphosi…

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