Have you ever wondered why certain people in your life seem to react more intensely to the world around them? Whether it’s a ...

Highly sensitive people are affected by stress. Instead of tackling things head-on, they look for ways to avoid the feeling entirely. They seek downtime to recover from emotionally straining ...

Being sensitive is a strength, not a weakness. But sometimes, sensitive people have a hard time handling intense conversations. They're highly attuned to their own emotions, which can make it ...

In her groundbreaking book The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, psychologist Elaine Aron argues that being a highly sensitive person (HSP) can be both a blessing ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Highly sensitive people (HSPs), or people with sensory ...

The meta-analysis of 33 studies, the first of its kind, looked at the relationship between sensitivity and common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Researchers found there was a ...

Think that friend who’s "just a perfectionist" or that partner who’s "super sensitive" is just unique? Well... it might be a ...