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How do I thrive as a sensitive person?
Are you a sensitive person?
If you suspect that you are a highly sensitive person then keep on reading.
Among the entire population, only about 15 to 20 percent can be categorized as highly sensitive people. These people tend to have increased sensitivity to everything around them. Lights, loud sounds, strong smells, argumentative commercials. They notice minute things like penalties in a much deeper and reflective way. It’s like seeing the things around you in high resolution, not only the physical things but also the things that you can’t see, that you actually feel like emotions, energies, ability to survive in complex situations.
This feeling can lead these people to be easily tired and overwhelmed. They are introverts, shy and quiet. Some people struggle with this from early childhood. Some develop over time.
“No matter who it is or how comfortable you are with someone, when anyone yells at you or talks down to you, you immediately erupt in tears.”
— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, 11 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You’re a Highly Sensitive Person
