About this title: Fifteen to 20 percent of the world's population has an abnormally sensitive central nervous system. These Highly Sensitive People, or HSPs, overreact to stimuli and become overwhelmed by events and activities others consider normal. Other problems include excessive irritation from commotion or noise and an intense desire to break away from social situations. On the other hand, because their experience of the world is so poignant, they can show remarkable intelligence and creative capacity. Dr. Elaine Aron, a psychologist crusading to make the medical community recognize this phenomenon, ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780553062182ISBN:0553062182
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. One page has writing on it. Pages are tanning. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Perfect Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 1997-06-02
ISBN-13:9780553062182ISBN:0553062182
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Binding: Perfect Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 1997-06-02
ISBN-13:9780553062182ISBN:0553062182
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"I'm not very keen on popular psychology and self-help books. But it was interesting to find book written about a character of people into which I fit very well. I never knew there was such a group before.
I've found some things in this book that don't fit me specifically (and a few things I don't like), but I score very high on the self-test on page xvii and many parts of the book describe my personality very well. The book goes a long way in helping the reader understand what makes sensitive people tick and in dispelling the negative stereotypes of "shy" or "introverted" people. If you are an "HSP", the book will help you live with yourself, understand your limitations and value your uncommon abilities. If you're not the sensitive type, you may find in this book a tremendous help in understanding such people.
Not all of the book was helpful for me. The first two chapters, describing the trait of an HSP, were very interesting and convinced me that I belong in this category of personality. Chapters three and four, however, did not interest me very much. The idea of managing the reactions of one's body to worldly stimuli as if you were caring for an infant seems a bit strained to me. I also have no desire to "reparent myself". Thankfully, my own parents did a good enough job of that the first time. I don't want to spend a large part of my life trying to repair any mistakes that may have been made back there, but I do believe that certain forms of reflection on one's past problems can bring significant healing. I've found God to be a good father to me now, and I have two great kids on which I want to spend all of my fathering energies.
Chapter six, on "Thriving at Work", was probably the most helpful since I have a strong desire to do creative, meaningful and productive work. Yet it's also the place where most conflicts arise. When I read the page of "Tips for Employers of Highly Sensitive People" at the end of the book, it seemed to describe the ideal work environment for me.
The chapter on medications (nine) was interesting for the insight it gave on how antidepressants work. (HSPs seem especially prone to depression.) I think Dr. Aron's perspective on their use as a last resort or short-term measure is very sensible.
I was also very interested in the last chapter on spirituality, but found it disappointing for its lack of depth. Its main observation is that HSPs tend to place more importance on spirituality than others, but we're a mixed bag when it comes to the forms that takes (as would be expected). Dr. Aron is a Jungian Psychologist and spirituality is taken seriously by that discipline. Yet the things I have heard and read about the nature and practice of Jung's spirituality disturb me a bit. Not that Dr. Aron is advocating a particular form of spirituality. In line with the opinion of most of her profession, hers seems to be that anything that helps is good."
"When my husband was not even my "boyfriend" but just a friend, he gave me this book to read. You can walk around with your head in the wrong place your whole life and believe that there is something wrong with being sensitive. So many of us compensate in different ways. We try to adopt a "kick butt" attitude, we hibernate, we avoid, we get angry instead of feel hurt. But there's no denying that high sensitivity is a challenge to live with, within yourself.
I walked away from this book feeling like I'm OK. For the first time in my life, I felt like it was OK to be sensitive, feeling, and I didn't have to run from it or make excuses for it, or hide it. Now, I wouldn't have it any other way.
My husband has the same sensitivities. So this book became a journey together."
"This was a pretty interesting book, but I think I just come from a different school of thought (one much less concentrated on childhood) than the author. I was really looking for more concrete tips on (literally) dealing with the world.
Granted, this may be because I've worked through some issues already and had a relatively decent childhood - maybe other people would find the exercises more helpful.
But despite this, the take away message of taking care of oneself and recognizing strengths and weaknesses was good."
"I really expected a lot more out of this book. It was rambling and highly repetitive, the tone annoyed me and I found myself skimming a lot. While admittedly I have a very strong background in psychology I can't imagine that anyone as reflective as the author would have us believe all "highly sensitive" people are wouldn't have already mostly gotten it on their own. There was an overly strong emphasis on looking at sensitivity in a positive light, to some extent that's sensible, but personally I would have liked a little less naive "rah rah" affirmation and a few more effective coping mechanisms. Especially when she turns around and tells you that Western society really isn't well suited for sensitive people (also, true as it may be, as a female minority geek I really didn't feel like being told that here was yet another reason that my society marginalizes me, but that's my baggage I suppose). It just seems weird to tell people that have issues with social embarrassment in one chapter that most of society simply won't understand them and that likely people will look at their sensitivity in a negative light, and yet throughout encourage the reader to tell people up front that they're sensitive as it will make things less uncomfortable *boggles*. Maybe this would be more helpful for someone a bit more upbeat, or a bit less in touch with why they might be sensitive, but for me it really missed the mark."
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