Highly Sensitive People will identify with these illustrations and honest charts created by Shannon Rosenberg from BuzzFeed. Her post '16 Graphs That Will Help You Understand Your Highly Sensitive Friends So Much Better' contains several illustrated representations of how a highly sensitive person might feel that will help their loved ones.
Prone to "absolutely all the feels, all the time," Highly Sensitive People don't just feel their emotions strongly, but are also very observant, empathetic, caring and have a highly tuned nervous system. Similar to introverts, HSPs often feel misunderstood by others, which is why these charts can be handy. Being very sensitive to loud noises and even smell are other signs you could be an HSP, regardless if you identify as an extroverted or introverted person.
Personality-Understanding Graphs
BuzzFeed's Charts About Highly Sensitive People are Explanatory
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