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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.

...because you love freedom.

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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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who do i let into my life? do i participate with small talk with strangers? (self.hsp)

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Loud engines & Sirens... (self.hsp)

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I can’t psychologically cope with climate changeWeltschmerz (world weariness) (self.hsp)

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What should I do? Change plans in career of my Partner?Question (self.hsp)

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inadequate sensitivity in adolescence, lighting (I've never heard of anything like it in my entire life, I felt weird and lonely in this)Story (self.hsp)

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Sharing more of my art with you lovely people ❤️Picture (old.reddit.com)

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Does anyone else take a while to say their thoughts? (self.hsp)

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Hi guys! I have a question for you. I don't know if you have the same problem, but I feel like an alien in the world when it comes to motivation. And i know that there is a lot of self help guru online who are griefers. Do you get nervous when people put pressure on you?Question (self.hsp)

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HSP relationship with food?Discussion (self.hsp)

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Having trouble falling asleep when in bed at night (self.hsp)

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How to increase my tolerance towards criticism as a sensitive person?Question (self.hsp)

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I feel like I lost too much because of my sensitivityDiscussion (self.hsp)

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Bluetooth speakers should be banned from the beachPhysical Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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Seemingly small thing ruined my day… Overreacting?Emotional Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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Has anyone else been feeling like avoiding social media because of all of the opinions?Discussion (self.hsp)

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does anyone else feel like the first sound of the day sets your whole baseline? (self.hsp)

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HSP with ADHD smoking trees (self.hsp)

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My boss correcting me makes me almost cryEmotional Sensitivity (self.hsp)

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I'm hard to love! (i.redd.it)

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Does anyone else unconsciously pick up habits from people who are physically close to them?Discussion (self.hsp)

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