4 Facets of HSP
                                                                                                     

 

According to Elaine Aron, almost every highly sensitive person will experience these 4 facets:

 

Depth of Processing:

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• Processing emotional situations very deeply

• Giving careful and thorough analysis to decisions/tasks/situations sometimes to the point of being unable to make or take action.

• Considering the big picture

• Over-thinking to an excessive level

• Being extremely conscientious

• May be considered insightful, seek spirituality to understand life on a deeper level

 

Over arousal

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• Life feels out of balance. May suffer with anxiety, stress, headaches and migraines

• Have low tolerance for high-level sensory input

• Can be easily fatigued yet have trouble sleeping

• Will seriously avoid conflict and take criticism to heart

 

Emotional Intensity

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• Have strong emotional responses, are highly empathic and intuitive, very reactive to any emotional environment

• Can find negativity overwhelming

• Can have a keen imagination

• May have low self-esteem and can cry easily etc.

• Will have low emotional boundaries

• Will require meaningful work and relationships

 

Sensory Sensitivity

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• Will react to physical environmental conditions, notice details and subtle changes.

• Are sensitive to a range of stimuli food/fabric/comfort