To learn more about what is High Sensitivity you can Read my previous blog article ‘What is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?’Įmpathy is to “understand or feel what another person is experiencing”. (This is also known as the ‘ DOES Model’). Sensory Sensitivity (Article coming soon).Over-arousal (Read my previous article – ‘Why do I get so overwhelmed? Part 2: Over-arousal’.Depth of Processing (Read my previous article – ‘ Why do I get so overwhelmed? Part 1: Depth of Processing).Dr Aron explains the 4 main traits as a Highly Sensitive Person are, High Sensitivity was discovered by author and psychologist Dr Elaine Aron. Scientific research by Elaine Aron, Dr Jadzia Jagiellowicz, Bianca Acevedo and other HSP researchers reports that “the empathic areas of the brains of highly sensitive people are more active than those of less sensitive people when they view pictures of their loved ones, or even emotional pictures in general.” This is all linked to the characteristics of deep processing, which is where you process information from your environment extremely deeply and in a lot more detail than non-HSPs to discover the ‘deeper meaning’, which can cause over-stimulation and strong emotional reactions. In a nut shell, you react more emotionally to the world than non-HSPs. All the while you’re over in the corner piled underneath tissues feeling emotionally exhausted and wondering if you will ever get over the film!īut why is it as a Highly Sensitive Person you react emotionally? Someone might watch a tear jerker movie, get up and say “Ah that was a sad film” but get on with their day with no problem. Ever find yourself crying at the most awkward moments? Perhaps you end up apologising saying “Sorry, I have no idea why I’m crying”.Īs a Highly sensitive person (HSP) you have a tendency to react to things more emotionally than others might do.