The Strengths and Struggles of a Highly Sensitive Person

Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) is a term first coined in the 1990's by Psychologist Elaine Aron to describe people who experience increased sensitivity to social, emotional and physical stimuli.

Some of the common characteristics include being highly empathetic, compassionate, and feeling things more deeply than others. Sometimes negatively described by others as being 'too sensitive', in this video Darren Magee discusses some of the strengths and struggles of of being a highly sensitive person, from excessive rumination to creativity and resourcefulness.

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