Highly sensitive people recognize when someone else needs the lights dimmed or the music turned down. They easily sense when other people are feeling overwhelmed.
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5. They’re deeply moved by the arts.
Whether it’s attending a musical or visiting an art gallery, highly sensitive people appreciate the arts: They find that expressions of creativity stir up their emotions.
4. They choke when they’re under observation.
Highly sensitive people perform at their peak when they’re in private. Put them in a high-stakes situation, such as a presentation in front of their boss, and they’re likely to perform poorly due to the pressure.
3. They get “hangry.”
When highly sensitive people are hungry, they grow angry. They struggle to function and often take out their frustrations on those closest to them.
2. They find noisy environments chaotic.
Highly sensitive people don’t work well in open offices because their senses are put into overdrive by the sights, sounds, smells, and activity buzzing around them.
Adapted from Aron and Aron’s Highly Sensitive Person scale, here are nine things highly sensitive people do:
9 Core Qualities of Highly Sensitive People Recognizing you’re a highly sensitive person might explain a lot. Posted September 26, 2016 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan
KEY POINTS
- Being a highly sensitive person is related to introversion, but not the same.
- Highly sensitive people struggle to stay on task when they have several different things to do.
- Highly sensitive people easily sense when other people are feeling overwhelmed.
Studies estimate that 15-20 percent of the population is highly sensitive. However, many people don’t know what this means. Although it’s related to introversion, being a highly sensitive person is not the same thing. Highly sensitive people are hypersensitive to a variety of stimuli, ranging from pain to caffeine consumption. Consequently, highly sensitive people exhibit several specific, observable behaviors.
8. You’re fearless
And lastly, one of the most undeniable traits of someone who has a strong personality is that you are fearless. You are born to lead and set trends, you care not for the opinions of others and mindless gossip-filled conversations. You look at life and all its curve balls as a challenge and do not stop until you have gracefully conquered each one.
You don’t let the intimidated intimidate you, instead, you help build their self-confidence with love and grace which you have cultivated throughout your life.
7. You don’t have time for crappy excuses
There’s doing and then there are excuses for not doing. You love being around people who talk about their success and can’t deal with people who always have reasons as to why they couldn’t achieve what they set out to achieve.
6. You’re a really good listener
You’ve realized that one of the things this world needs most are people who listen. When you listen you open new ways of communication between the person talking and the one listening. It creates a new bond between the people involved. When you listen you learn.
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