You Might be a Highly Sensitive Person if…
could someone please kill those lights?
- You can’t sleep because you hear a clock ticking in the other room.
- You can’t sleep because there is a tiny sliver of light coming in from between the curtains.
- You can’t sleep because you can’t stop thinking about something someone said to you that day.
- You can smell something going bad in the refrigerator even if no one else can.
- It takes you a long time to decide on what food to order at a restaurant, and even after ordering, you aren’t sure if that’s what you want.
- You need your environment to be just right before you can get fully engrossed in work.
- You jump when you hear a car horn honk. Or squealing tires. Or when someone talks to you when you are deep in thought.
- You can’t shop when someone is waiting for you.
- You’ve been startled by your own shadow.
- You have a 5 degree temperature window where you are comfortable.
- You never travel without an eyemask and earplugs. In fact, you use earplugs more than anyone else you know.
- You have a lot of pet peeves.
- The idea of going to a crowded club or bar sounds like the worst thing ever.
- You avoid coffee because the caffeine affects you too much.
- The TV is too loud.
- The lights are too bright.
story about the clock ticking..
Some friends of mine visited me from Norway. Both of them are sensitive too.. how do we manage? don’t ask… ahhaha but.. in regards to clock ticking…
I moved the one that was annoying me from one place to another.. where i felt comfortable. Guess what happened ?.. it was moved as well to the next room where one of them felt it was not loud to disturb her.. then on that other room .. my other friend moved it further .. because it did not suit her.. so the poor clock was bouncing all around home .. ahah until one day.. it appeard laying on top of the microwave at the kitchen!!! that was the end of it..we decided to get a digital. AHAHA.
Haha! On the bright side, you were lucky to live with people who understood your sensitivity!
Yes! you are right!… and i found it interesting that when i found your link and showed it to them.. they said that it was a blessing to know the trait through other person’s eyes.. for sometimes we feel overwhelmed like if we are the only ones suffering at first when we do not understand..with your postings they have come to know better what it is about. It feels good to help.. once you know your trait. Because since you go through similar experiences on a daily basis .. the comments give an insight..and help a lot.