by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jun 27, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
HSPs, listen up. It’s time to be honest about how you’re living your trait. By now you know that high sensitivity, or sensory processing sensitivity, has some very distinct characteristics that make you unique. You have predictable sensitivities that are...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | May 9, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
I’ve been a therapist my entire career. And I’ve been a Highly Sensitive Person my whole life. Like so many of the patients I treat, there are things I wish I had known growing up as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Things that didn’t have recognition, let alone a...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 29, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
When it comes to real estate, it’s all about location. And when it comes to relationships, it’s all about communication. If you’re in a relationship with a Highly Sensitive Person, you probably know the importance of communication. But you may not realize that there...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 19, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
If self-preservation is our most basic instinct, then suicide is, at least conceptually, a grave concern. Suicide prevention requires recognizing risk factors and the people who are most vulnerable to them. This got me thinking, do Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) have...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 23, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Our minds come in lots of different colors, each adding a unique hue to life’s tapestry. This article will look at two of the tapestry’s threads: high sensitivity (HS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). How are Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and people with autism...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 3, 2024 | Highly Sensitive Person
Cue the slow-mo commercial of kids and puppies frolicking in a meadow, without a care in the world. Or a woman petting her cat while they watch the world from a window. The human-animal bond that draws us in. And for good reason. It’s familiar. Natural. Uncomplicated....