On Being Sensitive

The trait of high sensitivity is experienced by 15 to 20 percent of us. Here are some quotes by and about Winona Ryder, Heath Ledger, Amy Brenneman, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Ellen DeGeneres.

For more information about the trait and living a happy and thriving life as a highly sensitive person, visit the Highly Sensitive site http://highlysensitive.org

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[UmSumm]

Thank you! : )

[rafapak]

Sensitivity has to do with problems with jobs. Stimulation threshold is so low that it is problem for people to keep even little stimulating jobs. We always feel that there is too little of us for anything. This is terrible! No job life for whole life! To be born that way sucks! For regular hsp , this is dead body!

[wayne5009]

that explains why i feel i need to be an actor.

[pseudonymuser]

thank you - but i got to say you sound like jesse ventura

[hotties3v3n]

@Jarobman lmaooo thats exactly what i was thinking!!!celebs most likely do have these"issues"too,but i just think some of them are just into themselves too much and want to sound well poetic,and have attention on them...if that makes sense.....it hard to describe.....

[pinkhana]

Good to know lots of celebrities are too! Really gets me down sometimes, episodes of sensitivity and high emotion can last from as little as 5 minutes to 3 days- I soon get over it and think I'm fine, can cope, but something else will trigger my high sensitivity. I believe its something I can't actually change permanently about myself. I have the book 'the highly sensitive person' too, and although it's made me understand myself better, it hasn't really helped me 'get over it'.

[Jarobman]

I think some of these people might have been read wrong. I know we all come from all walks of life but I know there are people out there that will say anything to get the right publicity. PR managers are experts at telling people what to say to convey the right feeling. However, I don't know celebrities that well, I try to distance myself from glamour since the shallowness of the industry leaves a bad taste in my psyche. I do sense genuine sensitivity in some of these people though.

[amberfwn]

Love it.

[XtOfje]

Thanks!