You name it, I have tried nearly every single self-discovery "test" out there: astrology (Aries sun AND moon, Scorpio rising), Meyers-Briggs (ENFP), Ennegram (2 and 7), but NOTHING was more accurate than when I read the description of what a Highly Sensitive Person is from Dr. Elaine Aron's website. Suddenly I had a way to understand seemingly disparate traits like my aversion to tags (!) and my empathic gifts...even my attraction to things like coaching and hypnotherapy. 

 

Are you Sensitive too?

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Highly Sensitive People represent 15-20% of the global population. We tend to experience the world deeply and our emotions strongly. We have gone by other names throughout history, "Artist", "Storyteller", "Healer", "Philosopher", "Priest" and more... 

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We are able to perceive subtleties in our environment that the other 80% cannot, so we can get easily overwhelmed. We tend to have a narrow 'optimal arousal' between boredom and over-stimulation. fMRI studies show that our nervous system is also more active and can cause unique gifts and challenges as a result (we are quick-witted but easily startled). 

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30% of us are extroverts (me!), while 70% are introverts. We are evenly distributed among the genders: 50% identify as men, 50% as women. We do not necessarily have a more difficult life than others, but we do tend to feel "differently" and may have a hard time "finding the others". 

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Want to see how Sensitive you are? Take this Quiz!