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Let's get something straight right away: this isn't about being "too emotional" or easily offended. High sensitivity is a neurobiological reality, as evidenced by brain imaging studies that show distinct patterns of neural activity in highly sensitive people.

When a highly sensitive person (HSP) walks into a crowded café, their brain doesn't just register "café." It processes the grinding espresso machine, the conversation at table three, the hint of someone's perfume, the slight draft from the door, the emotional tension between the couple in the corner, and the subtle shift in the barista's expression when they're asked to remake a drink.

All of this happens automatically, without choice, and often without conscious awareness.

Sound exhausting? It can be. But it also represents a level of information processing that offers unique advantages—advantages our ancestors likely benefited from when they needed someone in the group who could sense a predator's approach before anyone else, or detect subtle social tensions that threatened group cohesion. ... continue reading the article

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