Are you a highly sensitive person? How you can tell and why it can be a gift
HSPs have a deep sensitivity to physical, emotional or social situations. Famous HSPs, anecdotally, include Princess Diana and Elton John
Has anyone ever told you to “stop being so sensitive” or to “toughen up”?
If you are regularly accused of being too sensitive, you may be a highly sensitive person (HSP), among an estimated 15 to 30 per cent of the global population.
“I was told my entire life I was oversensitive, or being overdramatic,” says Catherine Asta, an author, psychotherapist, and founder and host of The Late Discovered Club, a podcast that gives voice to autistic women.
Her story, she saw, was not uncommon. Now she works with people – some in their seventies and eighties – who have felt “differently wired” all their lives without knowing why.