A Highly Sensitive Person's Life
When you feel joy, discomfort, emotions, and empathy intensely
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Are you ever sorry about being sorry? Have you apologized to inanimate objects?
Because HSPs are observant to social cues and other people’s feelings, we tend to be very polite. And not only do HSPs have good manners, we notice when other people’s don’t.
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Podcast music attribution: By the Coast (2004) (Antony Raijekov) / CC BY-NC 2.5
Us HSPs not only have good manners, we often notice when other people’s don’t. If my husband and I are shopping and he asks an associate for help, then I don’t hear him say Thank You, I quietly hiss, “you didn’t say thank you!” (and then I feel bad about being annoying.)
One of my pet peeves is when I am telling a story and someone interrupts me, and then they don’t acknowledge the fact they interrupted me, or they keep talking and let my story remain unfinished. To me, that is incredibly rude and disrespectful. If I interrupt someone, I try to be careful to fix the situation. I’ll finish my thought and then say, “Sorry, I interrupted you-what were you saying?” or, “Please finish your story”, or, I will ask a specific question to show I was listening to their story and, in a small way, apologize for interrupting. [Read more…]
Simply learning about what it means to be an HSP can change the way you see yourself and your place within the world.
