Elaine aron, a psychotherapist, workshop leader and highly sensitive person herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations. The popular terms hypersensitivity or highly sensitive are popular synonyms for the scientific concept of sps. Elaine aron, deals with the highly sensitive person of which aron is one. The highly sensitive persons workbook can stand alone, but i would highly recommend reading dr. Buy the highly sensitive person thorsons classics edition by aron, elaine n. To what extent is elaine arons theories about the highly. With 12min, read or listen to the key takeaways from the best nonfiction books.
In her groundbreaking 1996 book the highly sensitive person, dr. The highly sensitive person also tends to notice more in the surroundings, ruminates deeply, is very aware of how others are feeling high empathy, and. Aron has 30 books on goodreads with 146647 ratings. A national bestseller in hardcover, this groundbreaking book identifies and defines a whole new personality type and shows readers how to overcome the limitations and maximize the strengths of this common trait. Arons groundbreaking research on temperament and intimacy, the highly sensitive person in love offers practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. Rooted in arons years of experience as a psychotherapist and her original research on child temperament, the highly sensitive child shows how hscs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed.
Books, information, selftests, events and research. She divides her time between san francisco and new york. Arons explanations are easy to understand and the book contains many real stories of highly sensitive people. High sensitivity is a trait shared by 20 percent of the population, according to dr. She has constructed a career around writing and lecturing on what she calls the highly sensitive person.
The last year or so, a lot of periodicals, newspapers, radio stations and other popular media outlets have started talking about a revolutionary insight into the human psyche, and its always linked to one specific person. Although this is mainly from me to highly sensitive men, i encourage all hsps to read it, to help the men make their way to scotts valley between santa cruz and silicon valley for the first annual i hope highly sensitive mens weekend, march 15, in this the year of the highly sensitive manpartly in. If your answers are yes, you may be a highly sensitive person hsp. Elaine aron is one of the worlds foremost experts on the highly sensitive person.
Aron and colleagues as well as other researchers, highly sensitive people, which would represent about a fifth of the population, process sensory data much more deeply and thoroughly due to a. This trait reflects a certain type of survival strategy, being observant before acting. Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the highly sensitive person, its a way of life. For more on the scientific research of hsp traits, read this post by dr. With the publication of the highly sensitive person, elaine aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of high sensitivity and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. They are said to have a high sensitivity or innate sensitiveness as carl gustav jung originally called it according to some researchers, highly sensitive people are about one fifth of the population. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. She is the author of the highly sensitive person, the highly sensitive person in love, and the highly sensitive persons workbook. Thats rightbeing highly sensitive is a trait we are born with, like being lefthanded or introverted or extroverted. If you answered true to five or more of these statements or if any one or two statements are extremely true of you, then this book may be for you.
This is definitely an excellent tool to teach the hsp how to become more of an expert on themselves, and their sensitivity. Did parents or teachers call you too shy or too sensitive. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highly sensitive, and now in the highly sensitive child, aron shifts her focus to highly sensitive. Elaine aron and alanis morissette on being a highly. This guide explores what high sensitivity is, and almost more importantly, what it is not. The highly sensitive person english edition van elaine n. Reading this was a wake up call at a time in my life when i really needed it, and gave me. Have you ever been called too sensitive or too shy. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you paperback june 2, 1997. Reading this was a wake up call at a time in my life when i really needed it, and.
This remarkable book gives a fresh perspective, a sigh of relief, and a good sense of where we belong in society. Arons book titled, the highly sensitive person, is an expansive volume designed to discover the beauty and challenges of developing your own coping skills as an hsp or learning how to provide support for a partner or child. Elaine aron, worldrenowned author of the classic the highly sensitive person and other bestselling books on the trait of high sensitivity, has written an indispensable guide for these parents. The highly sensitive person is taking in more information. They process sensory data much more deeply and thoroughly because their nervous systems are biologically different. The highly sensitive person is the stress management, mental health and psychology book which tells people how to manage stress which irritates them. If you find yourself as a highly sensitive person, i highly recommend that you read this summary and then the book. Psychotherapy and the highly sensitive person the highly. I liked the highly sensitive person so much that i bought and started reading the highly sensitive person in love. Six researchbased books about high sensitivity, relationships and selfesteem by elaine aron. Still, elaine arons the highly sensitive person contributes to our though i enjoy a party every now and then, i do prefer oneonone conversations and time spent reading books and listening to ariana grande. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you elaine n. Elaine arons book the highly sensitive person was published in 1996. I never planned to write any selfhelp books, but those who have this trait seem to gain a great.
Loving an hsp can open doors to a rich, unmatched emotional experience. How to thrive as the highly sensitive person book summary. Caring for a highly sensitive person trauma solutions. The best way to start with the summary of the book is a simple personality test that roughly shows how sensitive you are. In writing about the highly sensitive person, aron has the unique. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or schooling, they can. If anyones ever called you too sensitive, please read this book. I began researching high sensitivity in 1991 and continue to do research on it now, also calling it sensoryprocessing sensitivity sps, the traits scientific term. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you, author elaine aron defines a distinct personality trait that affects as many as one out of every five people. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. The highly sensitive person the highly sensitive person. How your relationships can thrive when the world overwhelms you elaine n.
Does this book, or any other source, have advice about how to get the people around us to be. You may be surprised to learn that high sensitivity is not a weakness, but a source of tremendous yet often unrecognized strengths. The first book that helps readers to identify their highly sensitive trait and to make the. Still, elaine aron s the highly sensitive person contributes to our though i enjoy a party every now and then, i do prefer oneonone conversations and time spent reading books and listening to ariana grande. People who are highly sensitive often feel different, alone, or like theres something wrong with them. A highly sensitive person hsp is a person having the innate trait of high psychological sensitivity. This book helps hsps to understand themselves and their sensitive trait and its.
A highly sensitive person hsp is very easily affected by things. When i read the chapter on the highly sensitive in reading people, i knew for sure that was me. In fact, biologists have found it in over 100 species and probably there are many more from fruit flies, birds, and fish to dogs, cats, horses, and primates. A groundbreaking documentary about highly sensitive people based on the findings of bestselling authorpsychologist dr. The author of the highly sensitive person, she is widely published in academic journals and conducts workshops for hsps around the country. Elaine aron, a highly sensitive person herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations.
The first time i heard the term highly sensitive person as a personality designation, i felt it sounded like me. Aron s definition, the highly sensitive person hsp has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in hisher surroundings, and is more easily overwhelmed. Restore your lovepower balance, transform the inner 60. A simple test will show if you are a highly sensitive person. Aron pdf the highly sensitive person is the psychology, stress management and. Arons original book on high sensitivity before attacking the workbook. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you by elaine n aron abebooks. Elaine aron, a clinical psychologist and workshop leader and the bestselling author of the highly sensitive person. According to author elaine aron herself an hsp, sensitive people have the. Explore the summary for the highly sensitive person by elaine n. Elaine aron or listen to this episode of my podcast.
Highly sensitive person simple english wikipedia, the. How to thrive when the world overwhelms you by elaine n. Highly sensitive person wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The first book that helps readers to identify their highly sensitive trait and to make the most of it. The highly sensitive persons workbook by elaine n aron target. Learn to use this, in yourself or in highly sensitive friends and colleagues, and you and those around you can benefit, making better decisions in both personal and professional life. Essential insights and tools for navigating your work, relationships, and life. Aron, phd, is the bestselling author of the highly sensitive person and the highly sensitive persons workbook. Aron and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The highly sensitive person 1996 edition open library.
Arons book is, to my knowledge, one of the first to put together, at least in layreaders terms, the accumulated insights of psychology and medicine concerning the trait of high sensitivity. Psychotherapy and the highly sensitive person by elaine n. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A highly sensitive person hsp is a person having the innate trait of high sensitivity or innate sensitiveness as carl gustav jung originally coined it. If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a highly sensitive person hsp. The brains of highly sensitive persons hsps actually work a little differently.
Description of the highly sensitive person by elaine n. The highly sensitive person elaine aron s perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. In her national bestseller, the highly sensitive person. From lowstress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap. Produced by the emmy awardwinning globaltouch group, inc. Elaine aron first brought the trait to light, validating the unique lives of onefifth of the population. The highly sensitive person by elaine aron books on. Elaine aron the highly sensitive person and featuring alanis morissette. Psychotherapy and the highly sensitive person redefines the term highly sensitive for the professional researcher and practitioner this book dispels common misconceptions about the relationship between sensitivity and other personality traits, such as introversion and shyness, and further defines the trait for the.
Find out if youre a highly sensitive person with this test. Drawing on extensive research and her own experience, she helps highly sensitive parents identify and address the implications of their heightened. The highly sensitive person by elaine aron, 1996, carol pub. Arons most popular book is the highly sensitive person. Zimbardo, author of shyness enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all. The highly sensitive persons complete learning program. The highly sensitive persons workbook elaine n aron.
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