Have you ever wondered why certain people in your life seem to react more intensely to the world around them? Whether it’s a ...

Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

Are you a highly sensitive person? Do you know someone in your personal or professional life who may be highly sensitive? High sensitivity can be defined as acute physical, mental, and emotional ...

If you're a highly sensitive person (HSP), you may already know that high sensitivity is often compared to autism. This can be surprising—the signs of the two traits are very different. But both have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Highly sensitive people (HSPs), or people with sensory processing sensitivity, ...

New research, led by Queen Mary University and published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science, has revealed that highly sensitive people (HSP) are more likely to experience mental health ...

Highly sensitive Ppeople (HSPs) have a heightened sensitivity to stimuli, including emotions, subtleties in their environment, and sensory input. They may be easily overwhelmed by bright lights, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Your strengths as a highly sensitive person might be underestimated, but ...

Some people notice more, feel more, and need more time to reset. Crowded places drain them quickly. Small comments linger. Sensory details stand out instead of fading into the background. This ...

“I’m here to help” — a reassuring phrase every employee wants to hear from their new manager, but for some reason, left me feeling uneasy. I shrugged the feeling off, convincing myself I was reading ...

The meta-analysis of 33 studies, the first of its kind, looked at the relationship between sensitivity and common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Researchers found there was a ...