The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron

The Highly Sensitive Person

How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

Elaine N. Aron

Harmony/Rodale/Convergent · Print & ebook · June 2, 1997

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Are you a highly sensitive person?

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Who it’s for
A calm, useful guide for noticing sensitivity without treating it like a flaw.
Themes
high sensitivity, self-understanding, emotional regulation
Pacing
Reflective

About this book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Are you a highly sensitive person? Discover how to better understand yourself and create a fuller, richer life with the help of a clinical psychologist—now with a new author’s note with updated research. “To say this book changed my life would be an understatement. I am forever grateful to Elaine Aron.”—Alanis Morissette, singer, songwriter, activist Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams?

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Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you “too shy” or “too sensitive” according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the highly sensitive person, it’s a way of life. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. 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. In The Highly Sensitive Person, you will discover: • Self-assessment tests to help you identify your particular sensitivities • Ways to reframe your past experiences in a positive light and gain greater self-esteem in the process • Insight into how high sensitivity affects both work and personal relationships • Tips on how to deal with over-arousal • Information on medications and when to seek help • Techniques to enrich the soul and spirit Drawing on many years of research and hundreds on interviews, The Highly Sensitive Person will change the way you see yourself—and the world around you

Why It Clicks

A calm, useful guide for noticing sensitivity without treating it like a flaw.

Come here for

  • clear self-understanding
  • practical, keep-it-by-the-bed guidance

Expect

  • straightforward explanations
  • tools you can return to

Where it sits

Personality59%
Building Self-Esteem29%
Managing Stress26%

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Publisher categories

  • Applied Psychology
  • Personality
  • Getting Motivated
Authors
Elaine N. Aron
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Published
June 2, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
high sensitivity · self-understanding · emotional regulation
Reading lane
Applied Psychology