The Highly Sensitive Person (how To Survive And Thrive When The World Overwhelms You)

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By (author) Aron Elaine N.

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How to cope when the world overwhelms you.

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How to cope when the world overwhelms you.

For those people who:
have a keen imagination; are labelled too shy or too sensitive; who perform poorly when being observed even though they are usually competent; have vivid dreams; for whom time alone each day is essential;
and find they are quickly overwhelmed by noise and confusion, crowded parties, hectic office life………….
this is the book to help them understand themselves and how best to cope in various situations.

Highly sensitive people are often very bright and creative but many suffer from low self esteem. They are not ‘neurotics’ as they have been labelled for so long. However, high sensitivity can lead them to cease to engage with the outside world.

The book offers solutions for a happy and fulfilling life. Particularly in the way an HSP perceives his or herself: the book helps to ‘reframe’ past events, such as a difficult childhood, or how they see themselves – ie. shy.

Particularly strong material for those raising a sensitive child

Biographical note:

Elaine R. Aron is a highly sensitive person herself who has a Master’s degree in clinical psychology and a doctorate. She has researched the subject using 100s of detailed interviews with HSPs. She lives in San Francisco and New York.

Feature:

• 1 in every 5 people is born with a heightened sensitivity. For these people who tend to become easily frazzled, this can be a problem. This is a key book for many of those who might have bought Little Book of Calm.

• High sensitivity has never before been looked at in such a positive way.

• Topical issues involved: With our soundbyte culture where people are made increasing anxious in a frenetic world, many people are finding it increasing difficult to cope.

• Includes useful information on parenting a sensitive child.

• Author is herself a highly sensitive person with a doctorate in clinical psychology. This book has been a word-of-mouth bestseller in the States.