Sensitive Souls. Living as a Highly Sensitive Person

Healing | October 30th, 2008 by Carrie McCarthy

I have always felt:

A heightened awareness of my environment, whether it’s sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.

When I am stressed out and overwhelmed I seek solitude.

I feel compelled to file and organize things and thoughts, crave simplicity .

Very intuitive and can usually sense if someone isn’t telling the truth or if something is wrong.

Quiet, introverted, timid as a child.

And so it was a relief to discover the term Highly Sensitive Person (or HSP). Being a Highly Sensitive Person means your nervous system is more sensitive to subtleties, your brain processes information and reflects on it more deeply. That’s so me! Check out Grace Kerina’s interview with me about being a HSP.

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MoJo 10/30/2008 11:53 AM 1 point
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Great interview. I bought this book a few years ago and it gave me greater perspective on my sensitivity. Helped me to be more accepting of the fact that I am quite sensitive, which was buried beneath the exterior that served as a protective barrier to get me through the day. Our society often views sensitivity as weakness (and I did too) - now I'm more aware of the strengths that stem from it.

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Traci 10/30/2008 12:27 PM 1 point
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Oh. My. Stars.........Epiphany! HSP explains so much about me. I didn't know about this until today. I think you just made my life make about 1000 times more sense, Carrie. And that's the second time this year. THANK YOU!

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CarrieM 10/30/2008 03:51 PM 1 point
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I found it was like meeting myself. Welcome Traci!

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Carolynn 10/30/2008 01:18 PM 1 point
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This is definitely me. I choose to see these qualities as gifts and things I honour and respect about myself.

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greyeyes 10/30/2008 06:13 PM 1 point
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thank you so much for this interview and the BLOG! as an hsp myself, i found your words eloquent and much-needed at the moment. i've been going through some things lately, and i'm starting to realize how much of my sensitivity is "fueling" it. i thought i had "gotten over" my emotional sensitivity, but.... well, i haven't. :-) i need to start taking better care of myself.

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Alison 10/30/2008 08:49 PM 1 point
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Ah, I adore this! Of all the people to interview, I'm admiring of the fact that she chose you, and what a find!

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