What Does It Mean To Be A Highly Sensitive Person?
What does it mean if I’m a Highly Sensitive Person? The term “highly sensitive person” is being used more frequently in popular culture...
If any of these feel familiar, you may be part of the 15-20% of the population considered to be highly sensitive people (HSPs), meaning your brain processes information more deeply than most:
HSPs are more perceptive and attuned to their surroundings
HSPs are more aware of their inner experiences
HSPs are extremely upset by violence, cruelty, or unkindness
HSPs are often exhausted from experiencing the emotions of others
HSPs are always seeking and considering things deeply
HSPs struggle with criticism
HSPs avoid conflict
HSPs are very moved by beauty and art
If you're experiencing any of these challenges, we can help:
You often feel overwhelmed by the world
You require more down time than other people in your life
You’re sensitive to things like sounds, smells, and textures
You have a hard time receiving feedback
You tend to have big emotions and feel things very deeply
You’ve been told you’re “too sensitive” throughout your life
You struggle to connect with others unless it's in a deep and meaningful way
While being a highly sensitive person isn’t an official clinical diagnosis, it’s definitely a real thing that many people struggle with. When you visit us for therapy in our San Diego practice, we can examine your experiences as a highly sensitive person and discuss the rewarding aspects of feeling things intensely as well as exploring the ways that being a highly sensitive person has negatively impacted your life, so you can stop avoiding your big emotions and overwhelming feelings and start loving your life again – heightened sensitivity and all. Learn more about therapy for highly sensitive people and empaths on this page or by contacting our San Diego therapy team to schedule a consultation .