Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

Many women I work with are highly sensitive people (HSP), and I am, myself. According to research, highly sensitive people make up 20% of people, but most people in therapy, and likely an even higher ...

About one-fifth of people share a gene linked to having this personality trait that affects the way you move through the world. You absolutely cannot handle violence in movies. (Something lighthearted ...

When you hear that someone is “highly sensitive,” it’s common to think they may be weak and fragile—someone who gets their feelings hurt more easily. In clinical terms, however, that’s not what high ...

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*In her upcoming book “The Highly Sensitive Rabbit,” set for release on October 7, 2025, psychiatrist Judith Orloff, MD, asserts that sensitive children hold the potential to transform our chaotic ...