10 Tips for Highly Sensitive People
The highly sensitive person is someone whose nervous system is so acutely attuned that loud noises, crowds, busy streets, stress and even powerful aromas provide too much stimulation. It can be like living in a state of agitation, of listening to the sound of fingernails being dragged across the blackboard for hours at a time.
If you have a doubts about are you a sensitive person or not, check out this great article by Edward Mills - 22 Signs That You’re A Highly Sensitive Person. Edward write:
It is estimated that 20% of the human population would test positive for what Carl Jung called Innate Sensitiveness. This innate sensitivity has been well researched and the term Highly Sensitive Person was coined in 1996 by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. and explored in her book, The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You.
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While the idea of highly sensitive people is still shrugged off by the mainstream press and health-care community, I have no doubt that, just as people have different levels of visual acuity, hearing, intelligence and physical grace, there are also varying levels of what I call vibrational sensitivity.
So if you think you are a sensitive person, remember these short tips which can help you to be jolly as a sandboy in this crazy world.
- Respect and nurture yourself – remember you are sensitive, NOT weak!
- Protect your feelings – develop boundaries, limit risks.
- Appreciate your gifts – intuition and creativity grow with use.
- Manage change – smaller steps are preferable.
- Avoid over-stimulation – not too many activities or people.
- Practise meditation – daily for best results.
- Heal old pain - to lighten the load on your nervous system.
- Develop your spirituality – explore and go deeper.
- Protect your sleep – time to settle, soothing activity in evening.
- Simplify and organize – untidiness and disorder over-stimulate.
Also healing.about.com author provide the Travel Tips For Sensitive Souls:
If you’re Highly Sensitive, traveling can be quite a challenge. I adore travel, but new places come with higher levels of stimulation simply because they’re new. Plus, traveling often comes with expectations about sightseeing - “a sort of stomp-’til-you-drop tourist mentality.”
What do you think, are you a sensitive person?
By Clara on Nov 30, 2008 | Reply
Lately I’ve been wondering if I’m a HSP. I never thought of myself as one, but I’m finding that I have a low tolerance for loud noises. Thanks for the info.