Name: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
Uploaded: 2019-03-14T13:58:28.000Z
Duration: 5 min 31 s
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The superlative

One of the biggest things Kim and I have in common

is that we're both highly sensitive people.

Future simple

what that means, where it all comes from,

what it doesn't mean to be a highly sensitive person.

Even though a lot of people throw around the phrase,

as if sensitivity is a choice and it's a bad one,

that's not what it means to be a highly sensitive person.

which comes from the genes you inherit from your parents.

Both of my parents are highly sensitive people,

and it looks a little something like this.

It's the thing that notices all the things

happening both inside and outside of your body

and it sends that information to your brain.

So when you feel, "Brrr, it's kind of chilly,"

And it does more than just break down your experiences

Depending on how sensitive your nervous system is,

you may be able to break down your experiences

So not just between "it's not cold" and it's cold,

"it's cold", "it's really cold", "it's freezing", and so on.

and feel all your ups and downs in your emotions.

And when something doesn't feel so right to your nervous system,

or covering your ears if something is too loud,

to make yourself feel better emotionally as well.

have what's called a highly sensitive nervous system.

"Let me know how you feel about the song, okay?"

"I don't want you to come 'round here no more,

Being born into this population comes with a lot of advantages,

but it also comes with a lot of challenges as well.

you won't be able to function optimally when you're overwhelmed.

most people may only partially get your struggle

and be quick to judge that you're just weak

or making the selfish choice to be a difficult human being.

Consequently, a lot of highly sensitive people

grow up feeling like something's wrong with who they are

and a lot of them go through life outwardly

You've just got a different level of sensitivity.

there's an even smaller minority, 1% of the population,

that have an extremely sensitive nervous system.

the advantages and challenges that I previously talked about,

Yes, you might be extremely detail-oriented, smart,

creative, and empathetic, but you're also

more likely to have a greater level of anxiety

around your own intense thoughts, emotions,

Even if you grew up with intuitive parents

right direction, as a child, you probably

opted for solutions that were immediately gratifying

and, perhaps, not always the best in the long run.

repeated your self-taught ways of control again and again,

And then it's usually in your adult years

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Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

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