Highly Sensitive Person [HSP]
Highly Sensitive Person Introduction
Exploring the Highly Sensitive Person and What it Means to be HSP
A Highly Sensitive Person is almost an arbitrary and cliche term for a person who, generally speaking, is “Sensitive.” Now when I say “Sensitive” I don’t mean necessarily emotionally, mentally, or physically “delicate” – though this can be arguable in some cases but that’s a different story. When I use the term HSP, I particularly mean “spiritually,” “mentally” and “emotionally” attune to things outside of the ‘normal realm of consciousness’ that most of the world’s people reside in.
The “being delicate” aspect of the Sensitive is arguable to the degree that we may feel overwhelmed by things that (for lack of a better term) “earth people” are not necessarily overwhelmed by. I want to stress that I do not like to call it “delicate” any more than I would call an over-clocked computer delicate. Others may see us as delicate or fragile or moody or temperamental at times because they have no idea what is going on with the Sensitive – and why should they or even more to the issue, how could they? Particularly since HSP’s rarely have a term or label for themselves to ‘wear’ – much less understand.
Highly Sensitive People tend to be more sensitive to electricity, sounds, smells, “waves in the air that others can’t see,” other people’s moods, emotions, and extra-sensory or paranormal conditions that even the Sensitive may not be able to explain or understand. I, myself, have trouble with acute hearing. I hear everything. As a result, though it seems I am deaf when I watch TV, I am not. I need it to be louder so I can focus on it and drown other unwanted [feelings, noise, emotional, mental, paranormal] intrusion out.
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HSP is the acronym for Highly Sensitive Person. I also use it interchangeably with Highly Spiritual Person or High Sensing Person or Highly Sensory Person. It matters not, what one calls it you see, as long as the former alienated HSP understands s/he is no longer alone. That there are others like us.
In addition to being Sensitive to noise, tastes, smells, sounds, or even feelings, pain, medicine, or whatever else, the HSP has a special light. Some people believe – as I do, after extensive interviews, research and a general watching and identification with others – that HSP’s are very special people indeed.
