Institute of Psychic Development


Attributes & Characteristics of the Highly Sensitive Person


Emotionally, Highly Sensitive People (HSP) are often shy, introverted. They can be extroverted when they need to be, but it uses up a lot of energy. They are very aware of other's emotions. Sensitive people learn early in life to mask their attributes of sensitivity, intuition and creativity for fear of criticism or feeling misunderstood.


Physically, HSPs have an increasing intolerance to noise, strong smells, clutter and/or chaos. They know instinctually when the environment they are in is not working for them and will seek to change it even if it doesn’t make ‘logical’ sense.


Socially, introverted HSP feel as though they don’t quite fit in. They enjoy their own company and are comfortable being alone. Both introverted and socially extroverted HSP often find they need time alone to recover after social interactions. Social stimuli is exhausting for a HSP.


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