Highly Sensitive Person

I remember in 4th or 5th grade in choir people wrote words for each person in the class. And later that year you got a certificate or something with all the words to describe you on it.
One word on my list was sensitive, and I was so upset by that word. I took it as people thinking I was weak and an emotional person. Reacting like that pretty much shows how true it was lol

I am a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), I may not have all the signs but a good amount of them to be considered a Sensitive Person.
I thought I would list a few things that fit me.

1. They feel more deeply. "They're very intuitive, and go very deep inside to try to figure things out."

2. They're more emotionally reactive. "They will have more empathy and feel more concern for a friend's problems."

3. They prefer to exercise solo "May tend to avoid team sports, where there's a sense that everyone is watching their every move" (In some cases working out by myself in a room is better but I also like groups too because of the support they give and makes you work harder)

4. It takes longer for them to make decisions and are more upset if they make a "bad" or "wrong" decision. (Now its hard but I quickly decide things and then later I will sometimes regret to choice I made)

5. They're extremely detail-oriented. "They are the first to notice the details in a room, the new shoes that you're wearing, or a change in weather" (now I do notice when something is new or off but not always)

6. 70% of HSP are introverts. I am an introvert

7. They work well in team environments. "Because they are such deep thinkers, they make valuable workers and members of teams. However, they may be well-suited for positions in teams where they don't have to make the final decision."

8. They're more prone to anxiety or depression. (Not all the time but I have my moments of both)

9. That annoying sound is probably significantly more annoying to a highly sensitive person. "They tend to be more easily overwhelmed and overstimulated by too much activity" (it really depends on the annoying noise and who i'm around)

10. Violent movies are the worst "Because highly sensitive people are so high in empathy and more easily overstimulated, movies with violence or horror themes may not be their cup of tea." (haha this is funny because Spencer was recently watching a semi violent movie and its probably not that bad but I just didn't care and couldn't really watch and I've always been that way)

11. They cry more easily. "I do even more since I've become married and had children but I don't cry in front of people haha i'm not that kind of a crier but I do cry)

12. They have above-average manners. "They're more likely to be considerate an exhibit good manners-- and are also more likely to notice when someone else isn't being conscientious. They don't want to be rude and have something of theirs blocking someone else in a store" (YES! so me! especially in public places lol)

13. The effects of criticism are especially amplified. " People pleasing! People can say something negative, and a non HSP can say "whatever", and it doesn't affect them, but a HSP would feel it much more deeply" (I recall a situation when someone said whatever to me and I took it hard but it was ridiculous thinking about it now. but yes I will get a criticism of maybe clean this way or do this a certain way and I will feel like a failure or stupid because I was doing it a wrong way or a different way then I should of been doing and think their upset with me. I HATE this one!)

14. cubicles= good, open office plans = bad. "HSP enjoy working from home or being self-employed because they can control the stimuli in their work environments. Or a cubicle with more privacy and less noise

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/highly-sensitive-people-signs-habits_n_4810794.html

"Sensitive people should be treasured. They love deeply and think deeply about life. They are loyal, honest, and true. The simple things sometimes mean the most to them. They don't need to change or harden. Their purity makes them who they are." -Kristen Butler

^ That makes me feel a little better about being sensitive. I may never love being sensitive. WRiting this list made me feel weird and different like i'm some special person that needs taken care of.

I do love and care for people strongly and not always the way they might like being loved or cared for but its their in my heart. And I never want to offend or hurt them.

It says we like being alone mostly but I LOVE my one on one with friends and its something I need to get by through hard days, weeks, or months. Being away from friends I used to hang out with makes it harder to get together easily with other people. But i'm glad I have people to get together with eventually. I'd write more but I would probably seem even more weird so we will just leave it like this. =] (Side note, just because you may not be an HSP doesn't mean you have to walk on egg shells around me, I've been through a lot and i'm used to reacting how I always do. it shouldn't effect how you treat me. it might make it easier but its never fair for someone to change who they are because they are around someone different)

Now you have a little more insight into me....scary!!!