If you’re a highly sensitive person, you’ll see some of your HSP traits reflected in these characters.

I’m a highly sensitive person and my twin is not. Sometimes I wonder if I have double the sensitivity for us both!

Men are raised to be “strong” and “tough” and to not wear their emotions on their sleeve — which can be difficult for highly sensitive men.

Being told to “stop being so sensitive” is just one reason why you may hide your sensitivity.

Being “sensitive” was not a characteristic recognized in my culture growing up. But since then, I’ve learned to treat myself with the self-compassion we HSPs need.

Being a highly sensitive person made the pain more painful, but the lessons much more potent.

The sooner you embrace being a highly sensitive person, the sooner you can leverage your sensitivity to your advantage.

I am the proud descendant of all the races who call Guyana home, but in a time of nationwide violence, I’ve had to seek the joy and love that others have hidden away.

Our emotions have been flooded with hate, negativity, and powerlessness — but this doesn’t mean we HSPs have to be overwhelmed.

Let’s not pretend we’ll all emerge stronger, but there are five key lessons highly sensitive people can carry forward.

We work long hours, endure toxic environments, and push ourselves way past our limit — all in the name of not looking “weak.”

Nowhere to go, no one to see, nothing to do. Here’s how HSPs can stop feeling lost in “pandemic time.”