The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

Are you an HSP? Are you easily overwhelmed by stimuli? Affected by other people's moods? Easily startled? Do you need to withdraw during busy times to a private, quiet place? Do you get nervous or shaky if someone is observing you or competing with you? HSP, shorthand for "highly sensitive person," describes 15 to 20 percent of the population. Being sensitive is a normal trait--nothing defective about it. But you may not realize that, because society rewards the outgoing personality and treats shyness and sensitivity as something to be overcome. According to author Elaine Aron (herself an HSP), sensitive people have the unusual ability to sense subtleties, spot or avoid errors, concentrate deeply, and delve deeply. This book helps HSPs to understand themselves and their sensitive trait and its impact on personal history, career, relationships, and inner life. The book offers advice for typical problems. For example, you learn strategies for coping with overarousal, overcoming social discomfort, being in love relationships, managing job challenges, and much more. The author covers a lot of material clearly, in an approachable style, using case studies, self-tests, and exercises to bring the information home. The book is essential for you if you are an HSP--you'll learn a lot about yourself. It's also useful for people in a relationship with an HSP. --Joan Price

• The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook
• The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
• The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them
• Brain Training For The Highly Sensitive Person: Techniques To Reduce Anxiety and Overwhelming Emotions: An 8-Week Program
• The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People
• The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D. (1997) Paperback
• The Gifted Highly Sensitive Introvert: Wisdom for Emotional Healing and Expressing Your Radiant Authentic Self
• The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World (Step-By-Step Guides)
• The Happy Empath's Workbook: Hands-On Activities, Worksheets, and Strategies for Creating a Joyous and Full Life
• Empath: A Complete Guide for Developing Your Gift and Finding Your Sense of Self