GirlAfraid23
01-03-12, 09:25
Hi everyone,
I went to my first session with a new counseller last night to overcome my anxiety once and for all (do miracles happen?!)
Anyway, while I was speaking to him he said he wanted to do a questionnaire with me. And I answered yes to every question except one.
It turned out this meant I am a "HSP" person - or "a highly sensitive person"
There is a website and this is what it describes:
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You can become stressed out and upset when overwhelmed and may find it necessary to get away, maybe into a darkened room, to seek solitude, relief and comfort.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very creative.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very conscientious, hard working, and meticulous, but may become uncomfortable and less efficient or productive when being watched or scrutinized.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You feel compelled to file and organize things and thoughts, also enjoy simplicity and may become overwhelmed or even immobilized by chaos, clutter, or stress.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very uncomfortable when feeling things are getting out of your control.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You may experience mood swings, sometimes occurring almost instantly and can also be affected by other people's moods, emotions and problems.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You have a deep, rich, inner life and may also have vivid dreams.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very intuitive and you feel that you can usually sense if someone isn't telling the truth or if something else is wrong.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You get concerned and think or worry about many things, and have also been told "you take things too personally."
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFWhen I must compete or be observed while performing a task, I become so nervous or shaky that I do much worse than I would otherwise.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFI make it a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF Being very hungry creates a strong reaction in me,disrupting my concentration or mood.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFOther people's moods affect me
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFMy nervous system sometimes feels so frazzled that I just have to go off by myself.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You were considered quiet, introverted, timid, or shy as a child
I can't quite believe how many of the things match my personality exactly.
I went to my first session with a new counseller last night to overcome my anxiety once and for all (do miracles happen?!)
Anyway, while I was speaking to him he said he wanted to do a questionnaire with me. And I answered yes to every question except one.
It turned out this meant I am a "HSP" person - or "a highly sensitive person"
There is a website and this is what it describes:
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You can become stressed out and upset when overwhelmed and may find it necessary to get away, maybe into a darkened room, to seek solitude, relief and comfort.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very creative.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very conscientious, hard working, and meticulous, but may become uncomfortable and less efficient or productive when being watched or scrutinized.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You feel compelled to file and organize things and thoughts, also enjoy simplicity and may become overwhelmed or even immobilized by chaos, clutter, or stress.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very uncomfortable when feeling things are getting out of your control.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You may experience mood swings, sometimes occurring almost instantly and can also be affected by other people's moods, emotions and problems.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You have a deep, rich, inner life and may also have vivid dreams.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You are very intuitive and you feel that you can usually sense if someone isn't telling the truth or if something else is wrong.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You get concerned and think or worry about many things, and have also been told "you take things too personally."
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFWhen I must compete or be observed while performing a task, I become so nervous or shaky that I do much worse than I would otherwise.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFI make it a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF Being very hungry creates a strong reaction in me,disrupting my concentration or mood.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFOther people's moods affect me
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIFMy nervous system sometimes feels so frazzled that I just have to go off by myself.
http://www.highlysensitivepeople.com/images/HSP-BULLET.GIF You were considered quiet, introverted, timid, or shy as a child
I can't quite believe how many of the things match my personality exactly.