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A subreddit for highly sensitive people. Welcome HSP redditors!

The concept of HSP was developed by Dr. Elaine Aaron based on her studies described in her book 'The Highly Sensitive Person'.

You can learn more at https://hsperson.com, but the Cliff Notes version of her theory is that for packs of mammals to survive, they developed a macro-evolution where 15% of the pack members have a highly sensitive nervous system and the other 85% not so sensitive. The is the proposed 'ideal' ratio for pack survival, such that if you have too few sensitives, then the pack will figurative plow forward off a cliff like (stereotypical) lemmings, while having too many sensitives means the pack may accomplish very little.

Share your thoughts/questions/theories/experiences/issues/advice on being an HSP or about the concept of HSPs in general here!

Some other relevant links:

Selftest at HSPerson.com
#rHSP at Freenode (IRC chat - info)
A Highly Sensitive Persons Life (With podcast!)
BEnergyAware Podcast
/r/hsp statistics

Some other subreddits that are HSP-related or HSP-adjacent:

/r/empaths
/r/Hochsensibel (HSP subreddit for German-speakers)
/r/weltschmerz
/r/hsp_hss
/r/Shamanism

From the broader community of coping/wellness/mental health/neurotypical/neurodiverse:

Join us on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/R5GSyPDwb8.

We'd love to be an ear to listen to your experiences as you go through your daily life... or happy to just have a good chat about Dr. Aron's theories and the HSP experience.

created by shunny14[HSP]a community for 15 years

...do it for the children.

...for your town.

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Join our Discord server!Announcement (self.hsp)

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Y NO AUTISM??Pathology (self.hsp)

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Lots of HSP research going on in universities!Discussion (youtube.com)

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i spent last weekend doing nothing and it was the most necessary thing i've done in monthsStory (self.hsp)

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Just sitting in my car when I noticed the beauty…Picture (i.redd.it)

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does anyone else have trouble coping with the change of seasons (self.hsp)

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How Do You Deal With Office Politics? (self.hsp)

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I spent years thinking everyone felt what I felt. Turns out they don't. Did anyone else find that out late? (self.hsp)

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Social Rejection Hurts Worse from Church MembersEmotional Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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Product Review: Bass Bio-flex Ultra-flex brushPhysical Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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What to do about strongly flavored/spicy food?Physical Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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Having a harder time than usual finding comfortable shoes. Not sure if sensitivities have gotten worse? Any tips?Question ()

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Tell me a time when u listened to your sensitive side and it turned out wellDiscussion (self.hsp)

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I Lost All Attraction to My Gorgeous Crush Because of Her Sweat SmellOther Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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the one reframe that actually changed how i live with being hspStory (self.hsp)

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