The word "wild" connotates extreme adventure, taking risks, and putting yourself in challenging positions all for the sake of experience, right? In Randy Grasser and Annet Van Duinen's first book together, The Wild Sensitive: Unlocking the Power of the Highly Sensitive Sensation Seekers. they educate around the highly sensitive person (HSP) trait when it overlaps with the high sensation seeker (HSS) trait, producing what could only be known as the highly sensitive sensation seeker--a modern marvel we are only just beginning to understand.... Read More
HSP Journey
HSP Journey is a place for you to share your stories, discuss common traits within those who consider themselves highly sensitive, and be sensitive and be free.
What’s the Difference Between a Highly Sensitive Person and an Empath?
When I started researching sensitivity, I wasn't sure what the differences were between the term "empath" and the term "highly sensitive person (HSP)." It seemed to me that they could mostly be used interchangeably, yet there were some subtle differences between the terms even though the difference between a Highly Sensitive Person and an empath can be nuanced.... Read More
How to Support a Highly Sensitive LGBTQ+ Child or Friend (4 Ways)
Maybe you've watched them retreat to their room after a family gathering, or come home from work drained after navigating office dynamics all day and overwhelmed by the noise or energy. Maybe you've seen their shoulders tense and face crumple when someone uses the wrong pronoun, or noticed how deeply they feel every sideways glance. If someone you love is both highly sensitive and LGBTQ+, you know their world can feel both incredibly rich and sometimes painfully intense.... Read More
Experiencing Midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person
Gradually, I’m becoming more comfortable with myself in midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person. As with most periods of change, it’s hard to tell when the switch to the next phase is complete.... Read More
6 Surprising Truths About Being a Hypersensitive Person
Have you ever been told you’re “too sensitive” or asked why you react so strongly to everyday events? It’s common for people to mistake a highly sensitive or hypersensitive nature for a flaw or weakness, but this trait is much more complex than people realize. Being a hypersensitive person means you process emotions, environments, and social cues more deeply and intensely than most, and it is called the highly sensitive person trait (HSP)--a personality trait and not a flaw or disorder.... Read More
The Difficult Journey to Highly Sensitive (HSP) Discovery
Many of us have had a difficult journey on the path to understanding ourselves as highly sensitive people. We may have been misunderstood as children, and perhaps even as sensitive adults. We might have been bullied. We might have felt shame in how others treated us in regards to our sensitivities. Whatever the case, the difficult journey to Highly Sensitive (HSP) discovery is often a bumpy one.... Read More