Highly sensitive person equals anxiety

Hi everyone. I struggled with anxiety most of my life if not all. I had a nervous breakdown or burnout whatever it was and depression two years ago. After that awful time in my life while recovering up to this day I finally found out why I struggle with anxiety and stress and worry about things most people don’t. I am a highly sensitive person. 20 percent of the population have this trait. Look into it. Maybe you are one of them. Maybe you think you have a mental issue but in reality you are normal. You just have a harder time in this world because of your finely tuned nervous system. It was the answer to all my life’s internal struggles!! Read the book by Elaine Aron on Highly sensitive people. It is an eye opener!!

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Hi Hidden,

I got hold of this books one time ago but have still to get around to reading it. Too busy! - I must make some time to do this.

I bought it for two reasons really, firstly out of pure interest and secondly because I am quite a quiet, sensitive person by nature myself. When I was growing up, if I felt upset about something my mum would say to me ‘oh, you’re like the man with the big nose’ - meaning that I was just being too sensitive or thin skinned. Actually, I’m not. I have been through a hellish time over the past couple of years and have coped admirably, without my mum knowing. I have tried to shield her and my dad from my worries for the sake of their well-being (they are elderly and haven’t kept good health for years now) but this has affected my own mental health, which is why I joined this site.

I would call myself more of an empath, as I’m always trying to put myself into someone else’s shoes. Trouble with doing this is that you often feel their pain yourself. So yes, I must make some time to sit down an read this book and hopefully gain a bit of insight.

It’s good to hear that you found the book helpful. I hope it helps me too.