Being highly sensitive means that you can't be in busy or chaotic environments for too long such as a busy shopping centre or crowded places where you can't hear yourself think. If you are in one of these situations you will have to leave pretty quickly out of this place else you will feel overwhelmed and exhausted. If you can't get out of these situations as quickly as you'd like to then you might become to feel anxious and stressed out. In these situations e.g. at a nightclub or a concert you might feel the urge to just leave and get 10 minutes time out every so often especially if you feel tired anyway but I always feel tired in these situations.
You will make time specifically to be alone, especially after being in an overstimulated situation. Not just alone but in a quiet, peaceful environment where you feel comfortable. It is hard for you to relax in any other situation so it is really important that you take time out of your day to be alone.
Any subtle noise such as a ticking clock, even the sound of someone breathing, someone walking about will irritate you more than the average person especially when you are trying to relax or go to sleep. I am not able to sleep unless I can't hear anything and my room is pitch black.
Loud people drain you, even if they aren't talking directly to you when you see a loud person you will instantly start to feel irritated and tired just from watching them. I'm not saying it's bad to be a loud person just that if you are friends with someone with a big personality then you will make time for them and prepare for that kind of personality.
Caffeine and alcohol will affect you more than the average person which means you are probably a lightweight and suffer bad hangovers in the morning. To others it might just be a regular hangover however for you it feels like someone has smashed a brick against your face because the pain is intensified. This means that I am not a fan of alcohol and would much prefer avoiding it.
As a highly sensitive person I like to spend the majority of my time on my own and in my head analysis things that most people would dismiss and not care about. This is probably not very healthy however it does mean we notice things others don't no matter how subtle and this could come in very useful. This is probably why highly sensitive people are incredibly creative because we have the patience and attention to detail.
People's attitude and emotions can really affect how you are feeling such as if someone is being negative and constantly moaning this will put you in a place where you feel the same and exhausted from their negative energy, It is incredibly hard for a HSP to dismiss their behaviour and get on with their own thing. It is seriously unhealthy for a HSP to be around these people more than people who are not highly sensitive. Their negative energy won't just affect you when you are with them but the rest of the day you'll most probably be analysing their behaviour and wonder if it's you who caused it when it probably wasn't.
You are very self centred not in a vain way but in a way where you think in crowded places or if you go up to the loo in a cinema or a crowded room that everyone is looking at you and what you are doing. Or if you are with a friend having a conversation in a quiet environment where people can hear you this is very off putting for a HSP because you think everyone is listening to you.This is part of the reason you find it so exhausting in over stimulated situations because your mind can't take in all the information at once.
Being highly sensitive means that you most probably have really sensitive skin which means certain types of clothes make you feel really uncomfortable e.g. too tight, the fabric irritates you, not smooth enough, feel too hot in it or really itchy. I hate wearing high waisted stuff and tops that cover the neck. Primark clothes are probably a big no no for you unfortunately.
I hope you liked this post and let me know if you can relate to any of these traits or if you know someone who does.
People's attitude and emotions can really affect how you are feeling such as if someone is being negative and constantly moaning this will put you in a place where you feel the same and exhausted from their negative energy, It is incredibly hard for a HSP to dismiss their behaviour and get on with their own thing. It is seriously unhealthy for a HSP to be around these people more than people who are not highly sensitive. Their negative energy won't just affect you when you are with them but the rest of the day you'll most probably be analysing their behaviour and wonder if it's you who caused it when it probably wasn't.
You are very self centred not in a vain way but in a way where you think in crowded places or if you go up to the loo in a cinema or a crowded room that everyone is looking at you and what you are doing. Or if you are with a friend having a conversation in a quiet environment where people can hear you this is very off putting for a HSP because you think everyone is listening to you.This is part of the reason you find it so exhausting in over stimulated situations because your mind can't take in all the information at once.
Being highly sensitive means that you most probably have really sensitive skin which means certain types of clothes make you feel really uncomfortable e.g. too tight, the fabric irritates you, not smooth enough, feel too hot in it or really itchy. I hate wearing high waisted stuff and tops that cover the neck. Primark clothes are probably a big no no for you unfortunately.
I hope you liked this post and let me know if you can relate to any of these traits or if you know someone who does.
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