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

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a b c d Aron, E.N. (2006). "The Clinical Implications of Jung's Concept of Sensitiveness". Journal of Jungian Theory and Practice. 8: 11–43. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.490.9371. Discussion re nervous system is, inter alia, in "Prelude to Research" at p. 14. p.191 – If you feel restless, wound up, distracted, irritated, or a desire to cover your ears or eyes to shield them from sensory input – or if you have muscle tension, a tight feeling in your chest, a headache, or stomach pain – you may be on the verge of overstimulation. Lally, Maria (October 12, 2015). "Highly sensitive people: a condition rarely understood". The Telegraph. U.K. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Jenn Granneman and Andre Solo unite to discuss the mental, physical, and emotional ramifications of being sensitive in an endlessly loud (and unrelenting) fast-paced world. While most people associate sensitivity strictly in terms of feeling too much, these authors take the time to explore the overall effect of being prone to sensitivity. One in three people actually fall into this category, so much like Cain's book on Introverts, these two hope to bring some 'normalcy' to being sensitive and the positive potential that sometimes lies dormant in discussions of this characteristic. p.188 – A Toolkit to Lessen Overstimulation – The key to dealing with overstimulation both chronic and occasional, is to create a lifestyle that works for your sensitivity, not against it. First, you need to reliable ways to activate the Soothe system and end the overstimulation in the moment. Then, you need realistic methods to build a long-term lifestyle that nourishes your sensitive nature.

Chapter 3 – The Five Gifts of Sensitivity (empathy, creativity, sensory intelligence, depth of processing and depth of emotion) Finding “your people” – those who understand you and who not only respect but also cherish your sensitivity Reading others so well that they cannot hide their emotions from you, and in turn, taking those emotions personallyp.93 – Ease of excitation: You easily respond to emotional stimuli, both from inside yourself and from others. You are a super feeler. This type of sensitivity often comes with an innate ability to read people, but it also means you may stress over details or struggle more with painful emotions. Madrigal, Alix (July 28, 1999). "She Writes About a Touchy Subject / Book aims to help sensitive people". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.

p.236 – Prioritize Self-Compassion – Recognize when you’re starting to feel overwhelmed by other people’s emotions and give yourself permission to take a break from them. Turn off the news or put down your phone. Set boundaries with people who constantly exhaust you with their stress and negativity.Thibodeau, Eric L.; August, Gerald J.; Cicchetti, Dante; Symons, Frank J. (2016). "Application of environmental sensitivity theories in personalized prevention for youth substance abuse: a transdisciplinary translational perspective". Transl Behav Med. 6 (1): 81–89. doi: 10.1007/s13142-015-0374-4. PMC 4807189. PMID 27012256. "Five distinct but related frameworks comprise ES (environmental sensitivity), including diathesis stress, differential susceptibility theory (DST), sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) [n. 22: A&A 1997], biological sensitivity to context (BSC) [n. 23: Boyce 2005], and vantage sensitivity (VS) [n. 24: Pluess 2013]". Is it possible you just have feelings, and loud noises… are annoying?” I reply. (Maybe I’m less empathic than I think.) p.226 – The Brain-Changing Power of Compassion – Whereas empathy involves mirroring the emotional state of someone else, experiencing it with them, compassion involves a response of concern, caring, or warmth. Compassion also implies action and a desire to help. The only reason I gave this 4 stars and not 5 is because I think the author may lose readers when going in depth into subjects like psychotherapy, early childhood being the cause of most adult problems, and spiritual beliefs. Not to say some won't find this information helpful, but that it makes the book a more dense read, and in my opinion, strays from the main subject. This book so far is a mess. It's mixing up meanings of "sensitive" as if they're all interchangeable, and throwing in political stereotypes and even some religious new-agey stuff.