In general, highly sensitive people tend:
- To be more sensitive to sights, smells, sounds, tastes and smells
- To be philosophical and more in touch with their spirituality
- To feel highly uncomfortable when being observed (e.g. by a teacher, a boss, during recitals and performances etc.)
- To have vivid dreams which they remember in great detail
- To have a deep appreciation for beauty, art and nature
- To be good readers of others, and of non-verbal cues
- To experience very powerful and intense emotions
- To find it difficult to rebound from strong feelings and emotions
- To be highly empathic and sensitive to others’ feelings
- To be hard on themselves, and unforgiving of mistakes.
~ Online Counseling College: “Qualities of Highly Sensitive People”
Credits: Quote Source: Onlinecounsellingcollege. Photograph: Maeve:: To See You Like I Do by Reuben Wilson via Preciously Me.
How right, especially number 10.
ESPECIALLY # 10. 🙂
to realize another person’s situation/emotions from within
I’ve never thought of myself as a sensitive person, but this list suggests otherwise! I can relate to all but number 1…
Really? I figured most of us would have been swept up in #1. Are you sure you don’t need to double check your answer/score? 🙂
Hmm… I guess I’m just sensitive in the emotional sense, not in the physical sense! My sense of hearing especially is appalling! 9/10 can’t be that bad a score…!
No. I’m giving you a 9.5 and you are taking it.
That’s very kind, thank-you!
Belly laughing
Wow. Hello mirror…..
Laughing. Hit me with a mallet in the forehead.
WLS – off the charts.
MIRROR. MIRROR. MIRROR.
10. and good morning to my fellow sensitive soul.
OF COURSE, you are a 10. Wouldn’t have been shocked otherwise. I’m going to google this and see if there were bonus questions. I’m sure you are a 12 out of 10.
I’m all but #3—that’s the Drama Queen Gene.
LAUGHING!
I thought I would be a 10/10. Not as sensitive as I though I still “qualify.”
if not a 10, you are?
7/10
7 out of 10, though #10 trumps all (followed closely by #’s 7 & 8).
7, hmmmmm. Tough as nails attorney.
I’m a marshmallow on the inside:)
Smiling.
guilty/ of all the above/ & i’m a little nervous about telling you so
Laughing. You are SENSITIVE!
Read this the other day, someplace else and realized AGAIN I am highly sensitive. For some reason, though it felt like a good thing for the first time and not a rebuttal from someone who says “you’re too sensitive”. We pay attention more, care more…I find myself yearning to be even more sensitive.
I do wonder what the distribution is. I would bet that most humans are sensitive (to what degree, is the question)
10 out of 10–my husband says I have “delicate sensibilities”–a lovely way to say that I am a pain in the butt
10! Really?! Wow. I wouldn’t have bet 7-8….
are you being funny David?
What should my answer be here LouAnn?
yes!
YES!
Amazingly spot on! And wonderful too, to find each other here.
Yes, it was shockingly accurate…
Yes. 10x. Wow. From the looks of it, I am in very good company.
You are a 10?! Really? Take the test again. I think there is inflation there.
I read it three times! Why does this surprise you??
You are sensitive!
Wow – I just started reading “The Highly Sensitive Person” by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D. Strange how life takes you to places you need to go. Now I need to read your blog 😀
Hi Cindy. I haven’t heard or read the book. I need to check it out. Thanks for pointing me to it.
Eight out of ten of these statements fit me perfectly. Not 3 or 10. As to my mistakes, I like to say that I learn from them, and I am getting to be SO smart. I’ve learned to laugh at myself.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve had lot’s of practice of laughing at myself. 🙂 I landed at 7 squarely fitting and another 2 part ways…