The Highly Sensitive Person
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The Highly Sensitive Person

Elaine N. Aron

How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

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The Highly Sensitive Person (1996) improves our understanding of that one-fifth of the population whose nervous systems pick up signals the average person can’t register. With greater self-awareness and society’s understanding, people with heightened sensitivity can flourish.

About the author

Elaine N. Aron has made highly sensitive people her life’s mission. Her pioneering work has appeared in leading publications including Counseling Today, Counseling and Human Development, and Brain and Behavior. A highly sensitive person herself, she is an acclaimed clinical psychologist who has presented her in-depth research and analysis in the books The Highly Sensitive Person in Love, The Highly Sensitive Child, and Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person.

Who might enjoy this content?

  • Highly sensitive people
  • Parents of highly sensitive children
  • Friends, colleagues, and anyone trying to understand a highly sensitive person

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