Highly Sensitive People Lecture Clips

[JamesMHallowes]

Hi "Pluvsl2007,"

Did you mean "there is no 'proof' what lies deep down."?

Actually there is more and more "proof" about the trait of high sensitivity including a nice 8 page article in the August 2011 issue of "Psychology Today" and another nice article about sensitive children int he Nov./Dec. issue of "Scientific American Mind" Both articles you might find interesting and enlightening. All the best, Jim

[pluvsl2007]

What has been reported by the presenter is observations....there is no prove what lies deep down..

[jpzxcvbnm]

The problem with an HSP is that they are much more susceptible to Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I know because my father, an HSP, has that personality disorder. 

[TaraDhyani]

The light-hearted approach of this video helps me to stay open to how my sensitivity can be described, and my perspective can shift...

[themalina92]

Hsps normally dont like going on car rides because of the presence of roadkill. It is very upsetting for them. That is one reason why they like staying at home.

[themalina92]

Mainly what it (HSP) is is that what some people confuse as being a lonely life is what HSPs describe as living in peace and quiet, which is the BEST lifestyle. Plus, your family and friends will many times include lots of animals and as few humans as possible.

[MrOHRA92]

Does this have anything to do with social anxiety?

[artemisshock]

@MrOHRA92 HSPs can have anxiety, social or otherwise, but not all people with anxiety are HSPs. Read Elaine Aron's book or check out the tests online to find out more about HSPs.

[creativeflowsuite]

sadly i feel i am one of them -__- it sucks. good things you percieve with greater senstiivity but same from crap thigs.

[ohdoshutit]

lol!! my fam think i'm rejecting them just cos i need to be alone sooo sooo much. don't tell them this, but it is a kind of rejection cos some of them are ding-bats! i cut people out my life a lot too, bear grudges etc.

[ohdoshutit]

im an hsp and an extrovert!! insanity ensues. I derive energy from everything its crazy - i really would imagine being an introverted hsp is that bit easier. :((

[DyingBeetus]

Sensitive fucks have no balls.

[ohdoshutit]

@DyingBeetus we tolerate more pain than non-sensitives you freak of human enlightenment.

[CrazyDragonX]

@DyingBeetus You ape. Better sensitive than such a douchebag like you.

[artemisshock]

@DyingBeetus

We are capable of developing them and when we do, we have a kind of strength that is rare.

[JimHallowes]

The trait of high sensitivity is an inherited trait so I'm going to guess that if not in your immediate family unit there are some HSP in your family tree... it's sometime interesting to search them out because they are kindred spirits and you may understand each other better than maybe you did in the past. Just a thought. All my best wishes to you! and I hope you have a very nice weeken! Jim

[fifthavenuegirl]

I took the test and hit the top score...it is comforting to know 15-20% of the population share this. My family are the opposite...lack empathy. I wonder how many sensitives grew up in insensitive families?

[springrobin]

Also do you if hsp's often used some form of dissociation to cope?

[ohdoshutit]

@springrobin yep - i'm very desensitised in many instances, (depression doesn't help). detached. i can come across to some as slow, kooky, born-yesterday, naive, and very absent-minded (of course, it's very indicative of a LBS) and i think with extra stress it becomes more pronounced. dunno if this answers your question

[springrobin]

Are any of the following traits of an hsp; hyper-vigilance, hyper-focus, distractibility, divergent thinkers, insomnia, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, racing thoughts, specific speech traits (not completing sentences, being tongue tied, swift topic changes) the need to/emphasis on categorizing things?

[JimHallowes]

Yes, I've heard of and run across in different HSPs all of the mentioned characteristics and some have many or just a couple. In my coaching practice with HSPs they learn how to make rational rather than emotional decisions which really seems to help! All the best, Jim

[amberfwn]

Not until recently did I realize I have also picked up others emotions from people on TV. And all that time, I just thought it was me. Good to know the truth, though at times I doubt myself & wonder if it's all me and not them at all. BTW JIM, would you believe I'm a peacemaker, a human rights activist? Since 1995 :-)

[JimHallowes]

Hi Amber, Glad you contact YouTube! I feel badly you're having trouble posting a comment! All the best, Jim

[JimHallowes]

I think there is a link between Autism and HSP, in fact I'd say that I think most all Autistic people are also highly sensitive persons... Jim

Also, I don't know why "amberfwn" can't post here, I really don't have any idea.

[amberfwn]

I can only post 1 line for some odd reason, I'm not the only one. I did tell YT.

[amberfwn]

@JimHallowes , Let's see if this will work now. Well I had a terrible day at work, got very overwhelmed & angry. Went in the bathroom & took deeps breaths & tried some grounding (don't think it helped) I just wanted to cuss out everyone who asked me a dumb question only because they have nothing to do and no life!! Plus my coworker has a b/f & is now not doing her work which makes it all worse.

[ealaara]

@JimHallowes There is no link. I have had to study autism and there is no link. HSP can and do have social skills where has Autistic people do have these skills and rarely can develop them. I teach children with autism.

[ealaara]

@JimHallowes correction --autistic people DO NOT have these social skills

[ealaara]

@JimHallowes autistic people DO NOT have these social skills

[JimHallowes]

I think there is a link between Autism and HSP, in fact I'd say that I think most all Autistic people are also highly sensitive persons... Jim

Also, I don't know why "amberfwn" can't post here, I really don't have any idea.

[JimHallowes]

I think there is a link between Autism and HSP, in fact I'd say that I think most all Autistic people are also highly sensitive persons... Jim

Also, I don't know why "amberfwn" can't post here, I really don't have any idea.

[JimHallowes]

I think there is a link between Autism and HSP, in fact I'd say that I think most all Autistic people are also highly sensitive persons... Jim

Also, I don't know why "amberfwn" can't post here, I really don't have any idea.

[JimHallowes]

I think there is a link between Autism and HSP, in fact I'd say that I think most all Autistic people are also highly sensitive persons... Jim

[gambart2002]

what's the correlation between Autism and HSP?

[amberfwn]

WHY CAN'T I POST????!!!!!!!!

[JimHallowes]

@amberfwn don't know!

[JimHallowes]

Hi! You are very welcome glad you are glad that I uploaded the clips about HSPs... and "yes" there are over laps with HSPs and SPD, PTS, and ADD, ADHD and others... I just did an in depth interview with Carol Allen on her "Interviews with Enlightening People" series in her "Love is in the Stars" series and I hope to have that available soon too! all the best and thank you for the nice note!

[amberfwn]

Jim, thanks for putting this on video. You are correct about hsp's, I'm one and also an empath. To tell you the truth, I'd rather not be, it's mostly suffering. But I'm working on grounding and shielding though I don't think it's working or working yet. I'm going to look for your website that I think you mentioned on this video. Thanks for educating people. Peace

[dithsun]

I've just researched HSP online for about three hours now, and I keep coming back to this clip. I'm a grade 2 bipolar (meaning, not the most serious case) and I've always felt I was way too sensitive to be 'just' bipolar. Now, all that makes sense.

Also, someone looking at this might be interested in SPD (sensory processing disorder). For me, HSP fits better, though SPD is very similar in a lot of ways. So, really, thank you for uploading this.

[80Cetbal08]

Can this be measured?

Can you go to a doctor and get some sort of scientific evidence that you are Highly Sensitive?

[oye2a2000]

this hsp thing is really helpful, helped me understand why i suffer from depression and my brothers dont even though they went through the same stuff

[sahnie82]

He misquoted... actually all GIFTED ppl are Highly Sensitive, but not all HSP are GIFTED.

[hinchman12]

this is very enlightening. It explains why i'm always so aware of people's emotions around me and why i compromise my own needs to help others. i'm proud to be sensitive.

[drewdawsonsings1]

This explains SO much I'm 15 years old and I've always wondered why I was so sensitive. I have been since I was a small child. I tend to know when and why people are hiding something or irritated. I tend to cry during any conflict. I always try to aviod scary or violent movies. I really enjoy being alone. And I'm easily stimulated by smells and noise. I felt so alone. Like maybe I was just an overly emotional musician. this helps so much.

CHECK OUT MY MUSIC(you won't be disappionted!)

[JimHallowes]

So glad the HSP lecture clips are being received so well and I hope "the word" about the trait of high sensitivity continues to get out there!

[Cuteyoshigirl]

This makes me feel so much better. Everyone was telling me that I needed help, that there was something wrong with me, and that no one would ever care about me if I continued to act this way. It was impossible for me to change, because I've always been highly sensitive since I was a small child. I never could understand why people were so cold and how they couldn't feel what I was feeling when I felt sadden.

This helps me out a lot

[SolidRev28]

LMAO!!!!!!

[sniperGasMask]

I'm a HSP, and I'm left-handed too. Hmm... :D

[pmcmusik]

The book I was referring to is by "Elaine Aaron" The Highly Sensitive Person" I am very gifted in many areas, in Art, music, singing, sports, my GPA is 3.8. I am a people person today, because I know now that I have so much to offer in so many ways. Even more now that I know I am Empathic, something else I felt deep within my soul already. Then it is confirmed by a test that came by email I think, by Michael Smith...

[pmcmusik]

I use to be an introvert in high school. Today because I made an effort to understand myself. He is right about HSP caring about universal justice and doing the right thing. IN 1999 I actuallly found a book on HSP and it was the beginning. Yesterday I took a test to find out what kind of Empathic I am, by Michael Smith. It increased my confidence and answered question that I intuitively knew already, and he just confirmed everything. I am a "Precog Empathic" so true!! What are you?

[B0ngHitta]

Amazing. I am 100% an HSP. At least now I know I'm not alone. I thought I was just a martial artist/musician who was extremely perceptive, but I felt that the 'silent me time' made me somehow odd. My real friends understand I need that 'quiet mind' time.

[angelicMisha]

Yay, there are other people out there like me! :')

[callihn]

The hardest part for me has always been work, finding it and keeping it, I have a lot of issues with that.

[rafapak]

@callihn

and this is why it sucks to be sensitive. It is very hard to get a job. I feel hopeless because of that.

[DriftAway23]

i am an introverted HSP....not a hss........and life is always an uphill battle..........have never understood extroverted people...........seem cold to me

[JimHallowes]

If you haven't already read it I highly recommend Dr. Elaine Aron's book "The Highly Sensitive Person..." and I think it'll explain HSPs and what she calls High Sensation Seeking HSP... extrovert HSPs walk that very fine line between being bored and being way over stimulated... they often seek more stimulation but still sometimes crash and burn when they reach the point where "the straw that breaks the camels back," so to speak. All the best, Jim

[SaiYanSighT]

How to distinguish between introvert hsp and extravert hsp??

Any tips for making self-assesment???

[spiritualtwin]

I'm an extroverted HSP, and I have a lot of friends who are non-HSP's. I think it's hard for them to understand our sensitivity, but they do appreciate our natural intuition. They recognize the fact that we can sense "trouble" coming way before they can, and tend to ask for our opinion or advice on such matters.

[SaiYanSighT]

Well I am HSP too, but i ... hate giving advices to those who are stronger than me.

This sucks. Anyway, I think I'm a warrior - extrovert HSP. If I were normal sensitive, I would have been a soldier or dog figurant.

Who am I supposed to be now??? I feel intimidated most the time living among NSP.

[SaiYanSighT]

Being a dominant-extrovert HSP involves almost CONSTANT anger toward NSP's. It's shame I live among nsps. Dozens of false guilt conscidence and shame. Willing to become He-Man, almost constant. Dreams, wishes and deeds torn apart and not acknowledged by others. Social skills being wasted. No use...

[Starlightlovethesong]

hint # 2

[gentlemandn]

hrmmm... I think I must be a HSP aswell....

[garfunkel5000]

70% of HSPs are introverted, not 100%

[Polkendotts]

I often have felt like my brain lags behind other peoples.

But deep down i always knew i had brain power, but it doesn't coexist with what i realistically have to achieve.

I kind of feel like i have two sides. Its like i have this big empty space in my brain that just goes wild with thoughts and things.

but when it comes to more acute skills like math i can keep up, but i feel like i have to push so hard.

hmmm,

[DreamsEnergyColors]

i am the same way, i read some where it is because our mind uses so much energy focusing and trying to learn things on a larger scale that there isn't much energy left for simplier things like math, does that make sense? it also said over time when the time is right the mind will balance out. peace and love!!

[rafapak]

@Polkendotts

why do you think hsp needs to push so hard . are hsps brains weaker and not resistant to working on regular levels of intensity? I noticed the same thing when I was in high school. While learning my brain was burning hot e.t.c. I decided that learning wasn't for me. At least not serious stuff like math. do you think hsps have brains not suited for accounting, economy, law e.t.c?

[tryptermean]

i cant believe its took me so long to find this out... thankyou

[wendybaj]

is being highly sensitive linked with being right brained does anyone know?

[RachelEMacD]

Hi Wendy, According to Elaine Aron's book, highly sensitive babies tend to be cooler on the right side of their heads, which is supposed to indicate more activity in the rt brain b/c the blood is leaving the surface and going to the brain. but I am no expert I just found out that I'm an HSP yesterday! lol! It's sooo helpful to know though! totally fits and I feel not alone. love and blessings, Rachel

[LuvLiWords]

This is VERY helpful information. I wish I had information such as this when I was a young person. I did not come to know that I am a highly sensitive preson until my supervisor (a senior psychologist who I had to meet with once a month to discuss the clients I counseled for my Holistic Counseling Internship) informed me that that is what she found me to be. After doing my own research and self-searching, this revelation brought me much peace. I know your work will help many.

BLESSINGS!

[justkim16]

the sounds makes me grazy to

[JimHallowes]

Sorry about the sound quality, or lack there of, know we'll work at making all sound recordings in the future much better!

Jim

[PhoenixRouge69]

The guy who edited that video was definitely not an HSP. The sound quality (constant saturation and clipping) drives me NUTS! I couldn't stand listening to it more than 90 seconds.

[spainishgirl]

THANK -YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO.

[artistguy30]

Jim, after taking the Meyers Briggs and finding out that I am an infp, that has given me great satisfaction. To know in addition that I am a HSP also helps me understand myself better.

loud noies, people, drain me. I have to have time to recharge. I startle very easily and I am 30 years old. It has always been this way. I am highly gifted. There is much more but you get the point I am sure.

Take care,

~Andy~

[jcrousselot]

Hello Jim, I enjoyed watching this video because you focussed on the innate non conformist that the Highly sensitive person is by virtue of their nature. Though I am not questioning my level of sensitivity, I would very much like to know of books that also focus on these people, are there any specific titles you could suggest? Thanks

[Verbekefoundation]

It's not about what you do, but how you do it. So HSP, is how you live.

[exiledempath]

thanks for posting this. Nice to see that other people value highly sensitive people. It's a relief to know that there are many other HSP's like myself out there.

[oohlalaooh]

I will :)

thank you

[LaDhy]

another High sensitive here:) fellow owner of HSP datingsite in Europe. Seen a lot of the same quests that where discussed in this lecture. I think its very important to share about high sensitivity amongst HSP's. Thanks for doing this work!

namasté

[JimHallowes]

Greetings form sunny southern California! Best of luck to you! I'm doing my best to get the informatio out there, and anything that you can do to help is very much appreciated!!

Thank you in advance!

Warmest regards and best wishes, Jim Hallowes

[oohlalaooh]

I am highly sesitive

most of the time it's a gift but sometimes it's realy heard

[JimHallowes]

I understand! Take good are of yourself, set healthy boundaries and you should do just fine!

Warmest regards, Jim Hallowes