Signs you can be a sensitive personality type (HSP) : If you are highly intuitive and make decisions based on your gut feeling, research shows that you might be on the sensitive side. Moreover, if you can feel that something is wrong with a person and can predict how people think, you are probably a sensitive person. If you are more sensitive to pain than most people, you could be considered sensitive in general: Not able just to shrug off a nasty headache or muscle pain are signs of sensitivity.
Although there are many positive aspects of being a sensitive person (such as greater ability to listen and affirm, greater empathy and intuitiveness, better understanding of others’ wants and needs, etc.), in this writing we will focus on aspects of high sensitivity which adversely affect one’s health, happiness and success, and often complicate relationships. Below are 24 signs of a highly sensitive person, with excerpts from my books: “Are You Highly Sensitive? How to Gain Immunity, Peace, and Self-Mastery” and “How to Communicate Effectively with Highly Sensitive People”. These traits are organized into three major categories: Sensitivity About Oneself, Sensitivity About Others, and Sensitivity About One’s Environment.
Identifying your real feelings is an important first step in overcoming emotional sensitivity. Determine whether you are feeling disappointed, sad, angry, or something else. Once you have clearly labeled the emotion, you can begin to uncover the reasons you feel this way and what you can do about it.
Very sensitive people are very intuitive and pick up on even subtle changes in their lives. This is a great personality trait as it makes them very empathetic and attentive to the people in their lives. It also enables them to find joy and beauty in everything. More details on Managing Very Sensitive People.
People are often kinder to other people going through the same problem as themselves. Seeing a problem from your own perspective can get you stuck in the same thinking patterns. Looking at the problem as if you were not directly affected by it can bring in a sense of objectivity that can help solve problems faster. Think of whether the problem truly requires your attention.
Category One: Sensitivity About Oneself. Compares self with others often (in physical, relational, social, work, financial, or other scenarios), and experiences unhappy feelings from negative social comparison.
Category Two: Sensitivity About Others. Has a hard time accepting critical feedback, even when it’s given reasonably and constructively.
What is a relationship? If we consider it in a simple language, it is a bond between two people either by blood or choice. Blood relationships are our family members while other relationships count on friends, life partner or lover. For the exceptionally sensitive person, maintaining relationships is not easy or straightforward. More than that, the people who are in a relationship with the ultra sensitive people are faced with unique struggles of their own. Extra details about Relationships for sensitive individuals.
In school, timed quizzes or speed tests made you extremely anxious — perhaps to the point of not being able to perform as well as you normally would. As an adult, when you have too many things on your to-do list and not enough time to finish them, you feel very stressed. HSPs are more sensitive to stimulation, and time pressure is no exception.
References :
https://exceptionallysensitivepeople.com/
patientslounge.com/mental-health/hsp-highly-sensitive-person-noise-sensitivity
highlysensitive.org/330/gifts-and-challenges-of-being-highly-sensitive/