Emotional Sensitivity

Dedicated to my friend :) I hope this helps!

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15 to 20 percent of our worlds population  are HSP (highly sensitive people)or are EOS (emotionally over sensitive). Personally, I think that saying someone is "emotionally over sensitive" sounds kind of insulting, so I'm going to stick with the term HS (highly sensitive).

Most HSPs think that being very emotionally sensitive is a bad thing, but I'm happy to say that IT IS NOT BAD.

I think we can all state the cons of being HS; you may be self conscious about what people say about you, you may over-react sometimes, you make take longer to heal after a break-up, you can be easily overwhelemed, you could be affected by others peoples emoptions, you might want or need lots of space an time to yourself or you might be a perfectionist.

All of these things are some downers of being an HSP, however there are some GOOD qualities too;

You pay more attention to sensory details, you can find the "nuances" in meanings (more likely for you to predict the possible outcome before you act), you are more emotionally aware (more likely to take better care of your health, more aware of your inner emotional state meaning that you can put more in any art form such as writing, painting, music and theatre), usually creative thinkers, you show more empathy, you might have a stronger intuition, passionate, you may be dedicated to fairness and justice (interested in changing the world), loyal, generous, you can "see the big picture", you might be more appreciiative of beauty than others (in nature and the [inner] beauty of people).

Now, look up at the paragraphs of pros and cons. Do you see how the list of good things is way longer than the list of not-so-good things?

If your still not convinced that being a highly emotionally sensitive person is not bad, and is just a unique part of who you are, then here's a list of things you can do to try and lower your emotional sensitivity level;

1. Be sincere about your feelings.
2. Meditate. some people might think this sounds dumb but it's very calming and its a way to be in contact with your feelings.
3. Find your trigger. Our sensitivity usually rests in certain places with key triggers. These triggers usually come from our five sense (ex. a photo, colour, scent, sound, or a sensation). Other triggers can be habits or routines, patterns that your brain has developped to deal with your job, your relashionship, your schoolwork, etc.

• Writing your sensitivity triggers down in a journal can help you realise and overcome them. Write about experiences that trigger your emotions in your journal.

     4. Don't rush it. You need to know something really well before you act on it.
     5. Be brave and start to let it out. When you can admit to yourself that your sensitivity doesn't help you, you can start to let go.
     6. Be patient. I will take time.
     7. Build strength

Click this link for more facts about HSPs : http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Emotional/id/35322

Sincerely, Lena