The Assets and Challenges of Highly Sensitive People

Highly sensitive people are featured as physically and emotionally more easily stimulated than others do. Being sensitive has both advantages and disadvantages. Yet, in many cultures possessing this trait is not considered ideal. The sensitive person has probably been told to “get over it” as if it were a defect, to feel self-worth and self-confidence. As an adult, it could have been harder to find the right career and relationships. Psychologist Elaine Aron who coined the term  “Highly Sensitive Person” articulates that it is not a trait or a flaw that one would briefly describe as “introversion” or “shyness”.  Highly

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