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I would just like to say a huge Thank you to Elaine for all her hard work on researching and writing the book on HSP’s It has taken me a long time 41 years to be exact to truly understand who I am !!! I’ve just completed the HSP book and now feel I know who I am and can now look forward to my future being my true sensitive self xxxx and loving me for who I am . Thank You xxxxx Patsy Cornwall UK
Congratulations with the fantastic website! It looks smooth and modern, but still feels like a fine home for HSPs.
And I guess I am not the only one eagerly looking forward to the film. My means are modest, but I would surely chip in some money to get this movie made!
One thing about this particular post: you say “You might find it fun to see some of the other places where the story was covered, such as Hindustan.” Maybe you are not aware that Hindustan is an alternative name for India. ;-)
Ny new children’s picture book “All By Myself” is about to be published. It is about a young boy who intuitively takes care of himself by reducing the stimulation in his environment. He realizes that playing alone, seeking out quiet and avoiding chaos increase his sense of well-being.
The book supports the idea that sensitive children are valuable, creative, reflective thinkers who deserve our respect and admiration. The story reminds us to honor our true selves.
If you are interested in seeing the manuscript and illustrations, I would welcome the opportunity to send them to your attention.
I do not even remember how I got here…perhaps something on FB and a link to a self test(high) and Dr Aron (God bless her). I was just writing a little story about how I dragged home thrown out Christmas trees sitting at the curb in the brutal January wind to my eminently sensible mother who banished that nonsense to the woods close by. I was writing this because I wanted to know if OTHERS felt this way although I thought I knew the answer already: the world was too painful for me, I was soooo world-weary, so filled up with the hurt and wounds of others…keep taking it on Maggie…keep taking it on and throw them a lifesaver..retreat to your room Maggie with the soft blues and greens and yellows…put on the music that lifts your soul up…persevere…survive…hang in there…deal and then here you are, like an oasis in my parched arid soul…people who understand…thank you, I humbly thank you.
I just want to let you know – now that your blog is up and running and allows comments – that I found your book by accident a few years ago while I was trying to find out why I couldn’t wear perfume (of all things) and it has completely changed my life, in all positive ways. It has helped me understand my own self and who I am and why I work the way I do, and given me the tools that I need to deal with my life, which is rather demanding because I am also one of those types who likes new experiences (I can’t remember what we’re called, but I do vividly remember the description I read here: we drive with one foot on the gas and one on the brake.) Now, I recommend your books to anybody and everybody who I think would benefit from them. I just wanted to come in and say, after all these years of not understanding why there seemed to be so many more colors in my world, now I understand. Thank you so much.
I am so excited and happy to have accidently come across your utube talk!!! I cant tell you the difference it will make to my future endeavours in work and life generally! I look forward to reading the book and will keep a look out for the movie when it is finished. THANK YOU!!!!!
I was turned on to this website by a very good friend im fortunate enough to have she is a fellow HSP. I had always thought i was the only person like this. I felt so distant from everyone else growing up so different. Im starting my second year of college this fall. This website is really xhanging my life thank you so much.
Your forthcoming film is definitely an exciting & needed project. I looked at the ‘sizzle’ and made a donation. The only negative comment I have is that the voice & speaking style of the initial narrator seem overly dramatic to me — especially if the film is attempting to draw in those who are unaware of HSP traits & experiences. It sort of reminds me of the tone of old movie newsreels. Almost leads one to think it may be a humorous take on the topic.
However, overall congratulations on your film project & best wishes to you, Michele Tollie-Porter
This website and all its contents are a fantastic resource – I greatly admire and appreciate your contributions. Like Michele, I look forward to the documentary and also agree with her feedback about the trailer’s narration (and some of the music) – less often has a greater impact.
As an HSP person and published author, I’m happy to donate (done!) and spread the word on my blog at http://www.lorriebeauchamp.blogspot.ca (in case you’re interested in seeing my write-up/promotion for the movie and book). This deserves to be successful, Dr. Aron, and I can’t wait to see the finished movie.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and research with all of us. It is truly refreshing to know that this is a real, physiological process, and not just me being ” overly sensitive or dramatic” , as my siblings would have me believe. I will certainly support the film and look forward to seeing the finished product. Is it mean to say that I also look forward to recommending it to my siblings, husband, and sons? ;-)
Hello, I just watched the sizzle. I am impressed by the production values and by the variety of people who are highlighted. It gives one the idea that there are many types of people who may fit into the HSP category and makes me curious about how that will play out in the full-length feature. And I am looking forward to learning more from the real-life examples in the feature. I was dismayed when the sizzle started. Looking at the face of the little boy and hearing the music made me immediately think “depression!” I am sure the point of the documentary will be to highlight the normalcy of the HSP trait rather than to pathologize it. I would like to see an image and hear music that invites the audience in and engages us with an aspect of human nature that we can appreciate and accept. I once informed someone about the HSP trait and the terminology made her frown. I think she had the impression the she and other non-HSPs were being labeled as “not sensitive” in a derogatory way. I do wish there were a less-divisive label. Likewise, I hope that the film will highlight understanding but not promote the idea of differences in a way that devalues 80% of humans. I see that this is an ambitious journey.
I’m looking forward to the documentary and really appreciate your efforts. I am not quite done with the book and workbook but I fall into that “extrovert HSP” and want to know more! I am super interested in the epigenetics portion of the new research! I honestly believe that having my daughter brought forth so much more sensitivity in me, enough where I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder from two separate psychiatrists within a year of having her (beyond postpardum). My feelings since then have been intensified as well as my body. I have gained food intolerances and noise response issues so much that I feel that giving birth really heightened my sensitivity in ALL areas. Just food for thought!
Hello, I’m from Spain. I am a HSP, now I know. My dad, grandparents, and my son are HSP too. I was worried about my seven year old boy…so sweet, gentle, loving, smart, conscencious…But teachers kept saying that there was something different with him (although they all loved him and liked his kindness).It is unbelieveble how exactly you portray him in your books and it is just as if you had written my own thoughts, intuitions and opinions. My son had a period from 20 months to 24 months in which he did not talk at all (although he had started speaking at 5months and could speak fairly well at 20months), and also this periods of silence you refer to on your book about HS child. The point is that this book is not translated into Spanish, for me to give it to the teachers. I m a primary teacher myself. OnlyThe Highly Sensitive Person is translated into Spanish. There’s also a total ignorance about this matter in Spanish psychologists or psychiatrists. I hope this knowledge could be shared and spread here in Spain.
Fascinating! I spent 2 weeks rafting the Colorado, and your experiences really resonate with me. I was the one who (quite self-consciously) couldn’t quite deal with the solo ‘ducky’. I scored very high on the HSP test and have long (I’m 71) had to deal with the ‘normal’ world, living in fear that my cowardice will be discovered any moment. On the other hand, I enjoy passing up the really stupid choices that others seem to relish. I don’t always enjoy being a loner but Jeez, it really gets noisy sometimes! My wife is ‘normal’ and gets quite exasperated with what she sees as boring, anti-social life. On the other hand, she brings a lot of interesting experiences that I would otherwise miss, and DO enjoy immensely, once I’m committed!
I know I am a HSP, and blocked a lot in the past, but now things are busting at the seems and I would love to find a way to block or control all aspects. I am a nurse and have done great, now I feel all the pain and emotions of my patients or people I know. I hate when I see things and they happen. I would love to just talk with angels, but it seems control is not in my reach and at times I feel like I am going crazy and loosing control of everything.
Should I be reading the HSC Child book or the HS Adult book? I’m 1/3 through the Child book.
There is a 28 year old woman who I believe is HS. But she seems to have reverted back to being a child, a HSC. She has gone through prescription drug overdose therapy, alcohol overdose therapy, has moved back home with her mother, and refuses to get a job or even help around the house. She wants to be taken care of, and insists on being given a car, cell phone plan and a hefty allowance. She is mean, rude, selfish, etc. Can’t hold a job, has no real friends. She has been having psychotherapy with several professionals for a couple of years without much success. I’m wondering if a HS approach would help?
If so, should I and her mother try to approach her as a HS Child or a HS Adult? Which book should I base it on: the Child or the Adult book? Being 28 makes her physically an adult. But she acts like a 13 year old girl who has just hit puberty. She wants to be treated as an adult, though..
I would just like to say a huge Thank you to Elaine for all her hard work on researching and writing the book on HSP’s It has taken me a long time 41 years to be exact to truly understand who I am !!! I’ve just completed the HSP book and now feel I know who I am and can now look forward to my future being my true sensitive self xxxx and loving me for who I am . Thank You xxxxx Patsy Cornwall UK
Congratulations with the fantastic website! It looks smooth and modern, but still feels like a fine home for HSPs.
And I guess I am not the only one eagerly looking forward to the film. My means are modest, but I would surely chip in some money to get this movie made!
One thing about this particular post: you say “You might find it fun to see some of the other places where the story was covered, such as Hindustan.” Maybe you are not aware that Hindustan is an alternative name for India. ;-)
Ny new children’s picture book “All By Myself” is about to be published. It is about a young boy who intuitively takes care of himself by reducing the stimulation in his environment. He realizes that playing alone, seeking out quiet and avoiding chaos increase his sense of well-being.
The book supports the idea that sensitive children are valuable, creative, reflective thinkers who deserve our respect and admiration. The story reminds us to honor our true selves.
If you are interested in seeing the manuscript and illustrations, I would welcome the opportunity to send them to your attention.
Thank you,
Karen Leonard
925.788.2553
karenannbooks@gmail.com
I do not even remember how I got here…perhaps something on FB and a link to a self test(high) and Dr Aron (God bless her). I was just writing a little story about how I dragged home thrown out Christmas trees sitting at the curb in the brutal January wind to my eminently sensible mother who banished that nonsense to the woods close by. I was writing this because I wanted to know if OTHERS felt this way although I thought I knew the answer already: the world was too painful for me, I was soooo world-weary, so filled up with the hurt and wounds of others…keep taking it on Maggie…keep taking it on and throw them a lifesaver..retreat to your room Maggie with the soft blues and greens and yellows…put on the music that lifts your soul up…persevere…survive…hang in there…deal and then here you are, like an oasis in my parched arid soul…people who understand…thank you, I humbly thank you.
I just want to let you know – now that your blog is up and running and allows comments – that I found your book by accident a few years ago while I was trying to find out why I couldn’t wear perfume (of all things) and it has completely changed my life, in all positive ways. It has helped me understand my own self and who I am and why I work the way I do, and given me the tools that I need to deal with my life, which is rather demanding because I am also one of those types who likes new experiences (I can’t remember what we’re called, but I do vividly remember the description I read here: we drive with one foot on the gas and one on the brake.) Now, I recommend your books to anybody and everybody who I think would benefit from them. I just wanted to come in and say, after all these years of not understanding why there seemed to be so many more colors in my world, now I understand. Thank you so much.
I am the same!! One foot on the gas, one on the brake…HSP but extrovert too…so happy too have found this books!!
I am so excited and happy to have accidently come across your utube talk!!! I cant tell you the difference it will make to my future endeavours in work and life generally! I look forward to reading the book and will keep a look out for the movie when it is finished. THANK YOU!!!!!
I was turned on to this website by a very good friend im fortunate enough to have she is a fellow HSP. I had always thought i was the only person like this. I felt so distant from everyone else growing up so different. Im starting my second year of college this fall. This website is really xhanging my life thank you so much.
Elaine,
Your forthcoming film is definitely an exciting & needed project. I looked at the ‘sizzle’ and made a donation. The only negative comment I have is that the voice & speaking style of the initial narrator seem overly dramatic to me — especially if the film is attempting to draw in those who are unaware of HSP traits & experiences. It sort of reminds me of the tone of old movie newsreels. Almost leads one to think it may be a humorous take on the topic.
However, overall congratulations on your film project & best wishes to you,
Michele Tollie-Porter
Elaine,
This website and all its contents are a fantastic resource – I greatly admire and appreciate your contributions. Like Michele, I look forward to the documentary and also agree with her feedback about the trailer’s narration (and some of the music) – less often has a greater impact.
Thank you again for your amazing work!
I just accidentally sent off my almost-finished comment!
I was about to insert a link to an easy-listening interview on the CBC programme “Ideas” :
http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2014/06/16/neuron-therapy-2/
for interesting and stimulating learning about self-regulation by the author Stuart Shanker who wrote a book called “CALM ALERT AND LEARNING”
I wanted to warn HSPs that they might find it so stimulating I would advise against reading it in bed!! :-)
Anne
As a HSP…I’ve just cried while watching the sizzle. Thanks!
As an HSP person and published author, I’m happy to donate (done!) and spread the word on my blog at http://www.lorriebeauchamp.blogspot.ca (in case you’re interested in seeing my write-up/promotion for the movie and book). This deserves to be successful, Dr. Aron, and I can’t wait to see the finished movie.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and research with all of us. It is truly refreshing to know that this is a real, physiological process, and not just me being ” overly sensitive or dramatic” , as my siblings would have me believe. I will certainly support the film and look forward to seeing the finished product. Is it mean to say that I also look forward to recommending it to my siblings, husband, and sons? ;-)
Hello,
I just watched the sizzle. I am impressed by the production values and by the variety of people who are highlighted. It gives one the idea that there are many types of people who may fit into the HSP category and makes me curious about how that will play out in the full-length feature. And I am looking forward to learning more from the real-life examples in the feature.
I was dismayed when the sizzle started. Looking at the face of the little boy and hearing the music made me immediately think “depression!” I am sure the point of the documentary will be to highlight the normalcy of the HSP trait rather than to pathologize it. I would like to see an image and hear music that invites the audience in and engages us with an aspect of human nature that we can appreciate and accept.
I once informed someone about the HSP trait and the terminology made her frown. I think she had the impression the she and other non-HSPs were being labeled as “not sensitive” in a derogatory way. I do wish there were a less-divisive label. Likewise, I hope that the film will highlight understanding but not promote the idea of differences in a way that devalues 80% of humans.
I see that this is an ambitious journey.
I’m looking forward to the documentary and really appreciate your efforts. I am not quite done with the book and workbook but I fall into that “extrovert HSP” and want to know more! I am super interested in the epigenetics portion of the new research! I honestly believe that having my daughter brought forth so much more sensitivity in me, enough where I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder from two separate psychiatrists within a year of having her (beyond postpardum). My feelings since then have been intensified as well as my body. I have gained food intolerances and noise response issues so much that I feel that giving birth really heightened my sensitivity in ALL areas. Just food for thought!
Hello, I’m from Spain. I am a HSP, now I know. My dad, grandparents, and my son are HSP too. I was worried about my seven year old boy…so sweet, gentle, loving, smart, conscencious…But teachers kept saying that there was something different with him (although they all loved him and liked his kindness).It is unbelieveble how exactly you portray him in your books and it is just as if you had written my own thoughts, intuitions and opinions. My son had a period from 20 months to 24 months in which he did not talk at all (although he had started speaking at 5months and could speak fairly well at 20months), and also this periods of silence you refer to on your book about HS child. The point is that this book is not translated into Spanish, for me to give it to the teachers. I m a primary teacher myself. OnlyThe Highly Sensitive Person is translated into Spanish. There’s also a total ignorance about this matter in Spanish psychologists or psychiatrists. I hope this knowledge could be shared and spread here in Spain.
Fascinating! I spent 2 weeks rafting the Colorado, and your experiences really resonate with me. I was the one who (quite self-consciously) couldn’t quite deal with the solo ‘ducky’. I scored very high on the HSP test and have long (I’m 71) had to deal with the ‘normal’ world, living in fear that my cowardice will be discovered any moment. On the other hand, I enjoy passing up the really stupid choices that others seem to relish. I don’t always enjoy being a loner but Jeez, it really gets noisy sometimes! My wife is ‘normal’ and gets quite exasperated with what she sees as boring, anti-social life. On the other hand, she brings a lot of interesting experiences that I would otherwise miss, and DO enjoy immensely, once I’m committed!
I know I am a HSP, and blocked a lot in the past, but now things are busting at the seems and I would love to find a way to block or control all aspects. I am a nurse and have done great, now I feel all the pain and emotions of my patients or people I know. I hate when I see things and they happen. I would love to just talk with angels, but it seems control is not in my reach and at times I feel like I am going crazy and loosing control of everything.
Should I be reading the HSC Child book or the HS Adult book? I’m 1/3 through the Child book.
There is a 28 year old woman who I believe is HS. But she seems to have reverted back to being a child, a HSC. She has gone through prescription drug overdose therapy, alcohol overdose therapy, has moved back home with her mother, and refuses to get a job or even help around the house. She wants to be taken care of, and insists on being given a car, cell phone plan and a hefty allowance. She is mean, rude, selfish, etc. Can’t hold a job, has no real friends. She has been having psychotherapy with several professionals for a couple of years without much success. I’m wondering if a HS approach would help?
If so, should I and her mother try to approach her as a HS Child or a HS Adult? Which book should I base it on: the Child or the Adult book? Being 28 makes her physically an adult. But she acts like a 13 year old girl who has just hit puberty. She wants to be treated as an adult, though..
Thank you.