Victoria Barclay-Timmis is a clinical psychologist and works in private practice. Imagine your friend hasn’t replied to a message in a few hours. Most people might think, “they are probably just busy” ...

Here’s why your heightened emotional sensitivity is not a weakness, no matter what our modern emotionally flattened culture tells you.

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Emotional sensitivity is not a flaw but a temperamental trait reflecting deeper cognitive and sensory processing. Individuals with high sensitivity experience emotions intensely due to more thorough ...

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Source: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash For many, emotional sensitivity is a fact of life. According to therapist Karyn Hall in her book, The Emotionally Sensitive Person: Finding Peace When Emotions ...

There is not only a history of stigma associated with sensitivity but also a tendency for social media to spread misinformation about highly sensitive people (HSPs). It can be challenging to decipher ...