By: N. George
- Worth Noting: They record everything you say and deeply analyse it. Be cautious what you tell them as it will count when it comes to their decision making.
- Creative and innovative: Being critical thinkers highly sensitive people are likely to analyse situations using both emotional intelligence and general knowledge to come up with suitable solutions. They easily devise new ways of dealing with situations.
- Their decision making process is lengthy: This is due to their tendency to explore all options available; they test every aspect of every option and select the most favourable. They take into consideration complexity of issues, uncertainty, substitutes, social factors and consequences. To do all these analyses requires time.
According to psychologist Elaine Aron a highly sensitive person has high innate levels of sensory-processing sensitivity and easily reacts to both internal and external stimuli like light, smell, hunger, pain and noise. They also have emotional intelligence.
Highly sensitive people easily and quickly absorb information from the surroundings and analyse it more deeply and consciously and react to it.
Some indicators that you are a highly sensitive person
Sensitivity
You are able to feel and then take the necessary measures. Ability to feel is a natural gift and those who possess it should be thankful.
Eye -catching.
This is due to their great taste of fashion, style, care and in-depth understanding. This makes other people easily spot them admire them and be comfortable with them.
They possess deep feelings and are highly reactive to emotions.
They are moody. They are quick to realise effects of their actions. They easily recommend or take blame for each and every hit or miss. Most HSP are able to differentiate between good and bad, right and wrong. They value integrity.
They love excessively.
They have great loyalty and attention to details. Highly sensitive people go extra miles to please others. They are also sensitive to your emotions so they will try as much as possible not to hurt you.
HSP are real and lively
HSP are able to identify what is presently going on and react towards it. They are able to enjoy the good occurrences of the present moment. They are able to react to bad things as they happen. They are current, lively and real.
They are highly intuitive
This means that they easily and quickly read and understand both verbal and non-verbal communication. It is hard to hide a secret from them. Transparency, honesty and trust are important while dealing with them.
HSP are analytical that is they go deep inside trying to figure out issues.
They have great awareness of their surroundings.
The highly sensitive people naturally possess a heightened degree of sensitivity or fine-tuned senses which easily detects what is happening around them.
They can easily know when there are threats, decide when to change mood.
Never give up easily.
Highly sensitive people try to figure out all available avenues to solve issues. They are detail oriented and take care of their interests with great passion.
Avoid arguments
Instead of arguments HSP research root cause of conflicts and try not to hurt the emotions of. They are extremists who do not like to operate in confusion or unclear situations. They are definite with what they want.
Prefer to exercise alone
This can be attributed to their relatively high levels of sensitivity and the rarity of such type of people to match them. They are easily overwhelmed making them to prefer sole places and events like running, biking or mountain climbing.
They are enthusiastic.
Highly sensitive people are extremists in whatever they do. What they love and are interested in they do so whole heartedly and whatever they dislike or are not interested in they ignore it completely.
They are super listeners.
They record everything you say and deeply analyse it. Be cautious what you tell them as it will count when it comes to their decision making.
Creative and innovative.
Being critical thinkers highly sensitive people are likely to analyse situations using both emotional intelligence and general knowledge to come up with suitable solutions. They easily devise new ways of dealing with situations.
Their decision making process is lengthy.
This is due to their tendency to explore all options available; they test every aspect of every option and select the most favourable. They take into consideration complexity of issues, uncertainty, substitutes, social factors and consequences. To do all these analyses requires time.
Attentive to details however minute they may be.
Highly sensitive people are able to detect even the small changes and react to them accordingly.
They require lengthy downtime
This is due to their over active nervous system which exhausts them totally so they require relatively long period of time to recharge.
They are able to read in between the lines.
Highly sensitive people not only analyse the situation but also dig deep to find the intention. They can also understand what is beneath the surface. It is hard to fool them. They easily join the dots.
Possess polite mannerisms and are highly conscientious.
Highly sensitive people like convenience both for themselves and for other people. They are easy to excite and easy to hurt. When treating others they quickly read your emotions and reactions and try not to hurt you by acting and reacting in a polite way.
High susceptible to anxiety and depression.
HSP are super when it comes to interpretation of issues and reaction to issues.
Violent and horror scenes or movies will make them think deep and react by instilling fear and general discomfort to them
Any episode of fear is expounded in their minds. It is recommendable to handle them with a lot of caution.
Good peace keepers.
HSP are naturally advantaged in reading and understanding situations at ease. They can know both the intended and the implied meaning in every situation. In times of peace they are able to identify the possible threats and try to avoid such causes. In times of conflict they are able to come up with suitable peaceful solutions at ease.
Good team players.
HSP are great researchers due to their ability to analysis issues in-depth.
Possession of emotional intelligence also help them to know when to act or react and in what way to do so.
Combination of both analytical and emotional intelligence put them ahead of the rest of the team members in understanding and presentation of issues.
When there is lack of clarity of information in the team HSP almost effortlessly connect the dots and see the full picture of what is missing.
Author
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N. George is a creative writer with extensive knowledge on political economics, philosophy and analytical skills from global perspective.