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Sensitivity to subtlety: a tenderly subversive HSP gift

Sensitivity to subtlety: a tenderly subversive HSP gift

Nov 2, 2021 | 4 comments

While some aspects of our HSP sensory sensitivity can be annoying, inconvenient, or downright unpleasant, our sensitivity to subtlety is a gift—a key element of our unusual capacity for empathy and imagination.   On weekday evenings I always keep an eye out for the... Read more
Why you should take the HSP self-test again… and how to do it

Why you should take the HSP self-test again… and how to do it

Aug 3, 2021 | 4 comments

Even if you’ve taken it before, I recommend you take the HSP self-test again—in a specific way. As a tool, it’s not merely diagnostic: it is educational.  If you are reading this, you are probably a highly sensitive person. How did you find out about the trait? And... Read more

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Emily’s Best Posts

facing the truth as a white HSP

Facing the truth as a white HSP

Is it OK just to be yourself

Why is it so hard just to be yourself?

I can only relax when I’m alone

“I can only relax when I’m alone”

why do you get anxious?

Feeling anxious? Check who’s “behind the wheel” of your mind

How to avoid getting in over your head

hypersensitive to my physical sensations

“I’m hypersensitive to my physical sensations…”

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Being with the dying comes naturally to many HSPs

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