HSP Notes: Articles

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In the course of the past couple of decades, I have written numerous articles about the HSP trait. These have appeared in printed magazines, their online versions, web publications, e-zines, guest columns on blogs and more. This page will eventually contain a comprehensive list of these articles, as I endeavor to locate and link to them all. For the time being, these are just some of the articles-- I hope you find them useful!

You are welcome to link to any of these articles, from your Facebook, Blog, Tumblr, twitter or web sites-- the more people are aware of the HSP trait, the easier life becomes for all of us!

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About HSPs, in general:

The Highly Sensitive Person or HSP: What Exactly IS that? A very thorough introduction to the concept (January 2013)

The Highly Sensitive Person: An Introduction One of my first "formal" articles about the HSP trait (December 2007)

Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person From OM Times Magazine, September 2011 issue-- has become the most read article (among thousands) in the magazine's history.

About HSPs and working:

HSP Topics: Work and the Highly Sensitive Person, Part I (November 2012)

HSP Topics: Work and the Highly Sensitive Person-- Self Employment (December 2012)

HSP Topics: Work & the Highly Sensitive Person--Identifying Your Calling (January 2013)

Time Management, Work and the Highly Sensitive Person OM Times Magazine, February 2013

About Highly Sensitive Men (HSM):

HSP Topics: Understanding The Highly Sensitive Man A very detailed article about the unique challenges facing highly sensitive men (March 2013)

The Challenges of The Highly Sensitive Man A more "introductory level" article about HS Men (May 2012)

About various topics relating to the HSP experience:

HSPs and the Challenge of Friendships One of my most read articles about something that's often an issue for HSPs (December 2007)

HSP Living: Thoughts on being Highly Sensitive, a People Pleaser and a "Nice" Person (November 2012)

Reflections on my own life, as an HSP:

3 comments:

Cris Spenner9:23 PM, May 03, 2015
Your words fit for me perfectly. I am so happy I discovered I am not an aberration and that being so sensitive is not a choice or a disease.
I always felt an awkward feeling that I was different and that I do my best to change the world to a better place, to help people, to make a difference. I realized the majority of people really don't care for anything and anyone.
Sometimes I feel as if I am an alien living in a weird world lol other times I think I am crazy, how come people can be so mean or clueless.
I was suffering few weeks ago trying to develop a cold personality that would make me a happier person if I didn't feel things in such intensity, what a joke!!! obviously I gave up soon it's even worse to try to be cold, it's impossible and hurtful.
I want to thank you for your blog and for sharing with everyone your experience and to say that thanks to your highly sensitivity you are helping others just like you! From my heart to you THANK YOU!
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HSP11:49 AM, November 29, 2016
HSP (me) married to ADHD husband. Joke, right?
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Apparently Sensitive4:55 PM, July 06, 2017
Thank you for this. Somebody somewhere seems to understand me.
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Welcome to HSP Notes!

I am a Highly Sensitive Person. I have always known this, but I discovered there was a "name" for it in 1997, and have spent the ensuing years learning all I can about the innate aspects of the trait, about myself, and what it means in my life. Although relatively few people are aware of it, as many as 15%-20% of the population are HSPs. Unfortunately, "being sensitive" carries some incorrect negative connotations and cultural biases that often lead sensitive people to "misdiagnose" themselves, or hide their true nature.

This site is much more than just "a blog;" since 2002 it has offered a conglomeration of articles, personal stories, HSP community news, as well as information resources for HSPs, whether you've just discovered that "Hey! This is ME!" or have been exploring the meaning of "being sensitive" for a long time. Welcome, and thank you for your interest!

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All the information you find here is basically free and available to all. For more than 20 years, I have been sharing HSP related articles, links and other useful information.

I do this as a "labor of love," and unlike many other HSP's with web sites, I have no coaching practice, therapy, seminars, workshops, books or other ways to "profit" from what I do.

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Learning About the HSP Trait

Having had the privilege of meeting 100s of fellow HSPs in person, and 1000s in cyberspace, I have learned that the single most important difference between those who feel like they are suffering with their sensitivity, and those who are thriving, is information and knowledge. The more you know and understand, the more you can work with your sensitivity as a gift, rather than experiencing it as a burden.

The links in the first section below are to some of the most significant informational HSP sites on the web. The second set of links are to therapists and life coaches who have a thorough understanding of the trait-- most of them I know personally, and they generally accept phone/email/online chat sessions. The third links section includes web sites I believe to be "of general interest" to HSPs, based on the common interests highly sensitive people have shared with me, over the years.

The Importance of Connecting

Another extremely important way for an HSP to find inner peace is "connection." This may sound counterintuitive to those who are introverts, reclusive and feel easily overstimulated by people. However, nobody understands what it is like to be a highly sensitive person like another highly sensitive person. Hence it is very important for HSPs to connect with fellow HSPs.

The links in this section are to sites that offer various ways for HSPs to connect with each other, from web-based discussion groups and forums, to HSP workshops, gatherings and retreats.

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