Its funny Ana...you are almost becoming a psychologist...people are coming here and are answering your questions... ;) anyway, I love your eye make up, looks really pretty 👍
Oh Ana, thank you for mentioning Elaine Aron's writings. I discovered her book just 6 years ago, when I was 65. I scored pretty high on her HSP checklist, and reading through all the chapters became a bit of an awakening for me. Finally I had some answers about the way I respond to the world. Like you, sound is a huge trigger. I am especially sensitive to low, bass frequencies. I too keep earplugs always at hand. My current home is blissfully quiet and I think I need this almost as much as I do food! There is a child's story called Ferdinand the Bull, which tells the tale of a gigantic bull who is supposed to fight in the Spanish bull ring, yet all he wants to do is sit in the meadow under a small tree, smell the flowers, and enjoy the peace. A life of quiet contemplation, reflection, and stillness is all I really want. And finally I am (sort of) able to say it is enough. Your discussions on this topic are unique and vital Ana. They give all of us the chance to share and explore.
@@raggedblossom508 An "assault" is certainly a good way to describe it. For years I imagined living as a lighthouse keeper on some isolated rocky coastline. But I'm really sensitive to cold temps too....ah well ☹
Ana, your video presentations are a delight for HSPs: comfortably paced, pleasantly voiced, well-chosen images and a meaningful message. Your topic struck a chord with me. I call myself the "canary in the coal-mine," picking up on harsh things that don't seem to bother other people. I'd never thought of this as a useful survival trait, but after what you said it makes sense.
There are many of us HSPS out there. I really enjoy the peace and quiet...and my own company. I could just sit and watch nature, birds, animals, I perfectly happy with that.
Your point on HSPs not being better is so important - something I had to catch myself when initially shifting the narrative from being "not enough" to having something others don't have. We're all the same but different and our hypersensitivity is just another miracle in its own right
I've been told all of those same things for all of my life. You are too this, too that, etc. Hearing this as a child was damaging and made me insecure and squashed my confidence which only made me withdraw more and become even more socially awkward. Now, as an adult, I understand my HSP self and I ignore the criticisms, and embrace my HSP making sure to practice selfcare. I'm basically a hermit now, and OK with that. 💜
I use a weighted blanket and find it very comforting. I also recently revived my childhood habit of sleeping with a stuffed animal. Never realized before the importance of texture to the senses. Thank you for your insight Ana!
Oh, thank goodness! I also wanted to start sleeping with a cuddly animal again, but at 56 I thought I was being incredibly silly. But, yaaaaay, I'm not alone! 😄
@@thissunchild Absolutely you are not alone! I am 59 years old myself and refuse to be embarrassed by this. I bought the softest plushest animal I could find (Demdaco). Go for it!!
I made myself a huge teddy bear, adult sized, for my 18th birthday. At that time, the drinking age was 18 but I spent the night alone in my dorm room sewing. I still have that teddy bear in my living room. I hug a big pillow stuffed with beanbag stuffing, the tiny beans. (The bigger styrofoam beans really bother me.) I put the pillow in a cotton flannel pillowcase, because it doesn’t fall out of the bed is easily. Didn’t occur to me that the texture itself might be comforting as well. And yes, I love my weighted blanket although I wish it was a little bit lighter.
You are a very wise person Ana. You look radiant and beautiful, I hope this means you are content. the world needs more people in the world with a wise and interesting soul like yours. Take care and I hope you are doing ok in all aspects of your life (shelter, food, financially and spiritually)
I dont know if I used the same quiz as you, but I scored a 49. I find I am becoming more sensitive as I get older. Part of me has learned to find humor in my reactions. We have snow here where I live (very unusual) and I am finding the cold almost painful. I was on a walk past city hall a few days ago and saw the bronze otter on the fountain in the public square and thought he looked cold. I went home and crocheted together some leftover granny squares and made him/her a scarf and yarn bombed him. IT gave me a good laugh and great joy. I even feel the imagined discomfort of an inaminate object. I think my sensitivity plays a huge role in my being vegan as well. I am a homeopath, and one idea (somewhat whoo-whoo and contraversial) is that people's constititional remedy (the one basic distillation of their mental/emotional/physical state) can be viewed through the lens of the 3 basic kingdoms: plant, animal and mineral. The plant people are highly sensitive, animals concerned about competition and mineral types are very analytical. This is a great oversimplification, but that is the basic idea. I wish HSP had more say in how the world was run, but I guess it is a balance. I do try to put myself out there, as I don;t want to become a hermit and I am lucky my life partner is less senstive/more analytical type and he gets me in engaged in activities I might otherwise avoid and I also enrich his life in sensitive ways.
Until I found you on RU-vid Ana, I never thought of myself as an HSP. That is a long time trying to make myself "normal" or, at least, to not seem too odd to others. Since 2020, I have begun to give myself the care I need and my spirit is so much happier and at peace! Thank you for being a sweet companion and an encouraging light in my personal HSP adventure.
My score on the HSP test was 21! I always felt bad about being “too sensitive” and am on the journey to embracing this huge part of myself. Thank you for your comforting words and content.
Hi Ana, I am an HSP too. I find loud voices , shouting and loud music does not agree with me. Also strong smells like fire, or barbecues, and perfumes are difficult for me to process. I thank you for the video because I always thought I was weird for feeling this way but realise its because I'm an HSP. I now accept that it's nothing to be ashamed of, and accept myself as I am. It's not always easy, I am who I am and for me that's ok. Im going to look at your latest craft video now. Take care Gale x
This overstimulated nervous system is what I am dealing with at the moment. I can hardly sleep to get some rest and feel a little better. This is hard for me to accept and to be with for the moment. I hope I get a way out of this " extreme overfeeling" very soon🙏🍀 Your video was comforting to listen to ❤🌹sending you much love 💗
First if all Ana, you look beautiful in this video! I do have a loved one that I'm pretty sure deals with this although maybe doesn't have all of these traits. I agree we all need to embrace each other and our differences especially with the way the world is these days.. Not everyone is the same and we all have something to give. Thank you for your honesty and opening yourself up to us. Happy Holidays to you. Sending love from the U.S. 💕
Well, Ana, I took the test and I scored a 21. From your description I had a feeling that I might be a HSP. I've always known that I was an emotionally sensitive person, so it kind of makes sense that I may also be a HSP. Being highly perceptive and sensitive to the world around you, especially all of the political and social nonsense that we have to deal with on a daily basis, is both a blessing and a curse. It can be a blessing because you have the ability to see through the nonsense but it can be a curse as well, because you can see all the nonsense that so many other people can't see. Thanks for this very educational video👍
When it's hard, it's very hard. But when it's great it is so magical , intense and out of this world that I could not imagine never having this experience. A medal have two sides and we have to take both.
I took the quiz. 19. I have been described as "sensitive" and "shy" my whole life. I don't know why I felt like I needed to. It was helpful to better understand what it means to be a HSP. Thank you for sharing the information in this video. 💜
Your whole video felt like a poem. That was very soothing or healing. One of the main ways I cope with my HSP is to embrace that this is who I am: I don't want many friends, og going to lots of social gatherings and events. And that is totally fine. I am just as valid and valuable person anyway. And practically I wear broadbrimmed hats whenever I can (April to October). They both protect my eyes from the sun, which I am very sensitive to, and they also allow me to hide a little: If I bow my head slightly, I can't see the eyes of other people, and they can't see mine. I like people, but sometimes it is too overwhelming to deal with them all.
Ana, thank you so much for shining such a beautiful light on high sensitivity. I discovered mine in 2001, when I suffered a very severe burnout. I was disabled for two years. Out of the blue, my physiotherapist asked me, „could it be that you are highly sensitive?“ She gave me Aaron’s questionnaire and I scored high. Only then did I understand that I had to stop living a loud life which I didn’t like anyway. It was just too much, too much of everything. Too much noise, too much smell, too many people, too much talk. It was difficult for me to adjust, that’s why I admire how you consciously nurture and water this beautiful gift that I didn’t want to have either. Bernadette Banner is one of my heroes because I don’t like machine sewing. The machine is so noisy! But sitting there quietly stitching away is pure bliss. My first project was narrowing a slipcover for my bedding. 😊 Coming year, I want to try sewing a kirtle.
I am very sensitive to artificial light and sounds. For me they fill the room in the same way smoke may fill the space. I feel smothered by them. The little birds at the end of your video were a delight.
From the moment I first found your videos, I felt that I have something in common with you, your topics are so amazing and are things that I think about often, but now I understand why I felt that way I'm HSP too, you're probably an infp as well, I love everything you do 🌸❤
Thank you Ana, it was hard for me when I was younger to deal with being "over sensitive" as my mother called in t and the overwhelm that accompanies it. It is only as an older adult that I have been aware of why this happens. It means I limit the time spent in social interactions and I can build in recovery time, which has made my life much more manageable and happier. Unfortunately, making people who are not HSP understand is not always easy but I have had to learn to say "no" and that has helped. Take care of yourself x
Coucou Anna ! Thanks for this wonderful video 😊Yes I'm a high sensitive person and I decided years ago to embrace my sensitivity as my main strenght !! But It's sometimes very difficult especially regarding suffering (people, animals, the Earth...) and I take care of myself, not to be ill because of it (but it's an everyday self-work !). For exemple As soon as I left my parents house I've never watched the news. And eventually there is always one person for telling me the important ones ! Thanks Ana, I'm very happy to follow your Journey, your thoughts and your precious sharings 🌿🧡🌷
"My problem" and struggle is that this year I discovered that I'm a HSP and it certainly have been a freeing and enlightning discovery about my self becaue now it all makes sense. But this year I also discovered and remembered about the sexual abuse and psyological terror my aunt inputed into me when I was I guess 7 years old or so... and I can clearly remember on how sensitive I have always been, but this traumatic event has made me turn into a ghost thorugh all my life... now I see that in order to cope with it, I had to eliminate all feelings and possibilities out of my life, not only because it was a copping mechanism, but also because my aunt made me feel ashamed of myself and always worried and watching out if I was doing the right thing. No wonder I was never able to form bonds and true friends in my life, no wonder I never dated anybody or felt sexual attraction; I never allowed myself to feel any of those for in my mind it was wrong. Now I'm at the age of 25 and I'm still living with my parents, and I know I got to take responsability for my life, but the thing is, I don't even know what it means to live it... to be someone to live it... I always doubt and question everything I think or do in some degree, I'm tired...
Can't say enough about how much you help me understand and ground myself . Yes, as a HSP person it can be very difficult to navigate these weird times. I live Upstate NY and wouldn't dare to imagine what you've been through. Much Love and Peace from Rhinebeck, NY. You could be my child and I am so proud of you for everything you've accomplished. You are a rock star in my book>
I can relate to all of this, Ana. I can socialize with other artists, laugh, be silly and have fun, but afterwards I always need to decompress. In indigenous societies, highly sensitive people were the shamans, mystics and healers! Our world has forgotten this. Sensitivity is a gift, more important than ever right now. Thank you so much for this beautiful, wise and uplifting video. 🌺🌺
Dear Ana, watching your videos I noticed that we have a lot in common. I'm sure we would be great friends if we lived closer. A big hug from Portugal. 🤗
Спасибо, что поделились этой концепцией! Долго пыталась подобрать слова для описания испытываемых ощущений, подыскать какие-либо советы о том, как научиться с этим жить и ежедневно не впадать в панику, а описание, оказывается, уже сформулировано, и даже советы есть. Набрала 24 балла и теперь заказываю хэлпбуки на эту тему 💛
My score was 24. I never realized my struggle was based on who I was rather than a flawed personality. Ana, Thank you for sharing this with me/us. I am truly grateful to know I was created this way and it is not a flaw. 💙 Embracing myself now, at 60 years old is a blessing. Thank you.
Each of us is a unique individual. We each have some trait, habit, idiosyncrasy, way of moving in the world, that other people might see as strange. That is just a reality of life. In truth, we all have more in common than we might believe. Our individual differences are so much less than those things we have in common. Learning to live with ourselves, and with others, is important. The collective journey, we have all shared, over the past 3 or 4 years, has helped many of us reassess ourselves and our place in the world. I, for one, am seeing that being less judgmental and more accepting of others is a path to peace, satisfaction, and joy. Kindness, compassion, and love are powerful tools that can help us heal, as a society, as a culture, as a species, and as individual Beings. No, it is not always easy to put these things into practice, but if we keep working on ourselves and asking ourselves to find that inner space of peace and compassion, we will take a needed step into helping create a better world. Thank you once again Ana, for your courage, insight and strength to speak your truth and to put forward a message of connection and cooperation. All the best to you and Brian.
My HSP score is 22.. I easily tend to get overwhelmed when too much is going on around me.. I get suffocated in large gatherings ... I tear up at the most unexpected times.. not out of sadness.. but out of feeling more than I can handle.. I also have borderline personality disorder because of which I perceive feel and react in extremes.. with intense fear of abandonment.. and chaotic intimate relationships.. long before I got these labels stuck on me , as far as I can remember , I have wondered why my life perpetually feels like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.. things that have helped me are mindfulness exercises and progressive muscle relaxation techniques
Ana, I'm so proud you are realizing and accepting something that is just a part of your DNA. It's really the healthy way to deal with what we can't change. You are looking so beautiful today and why wouldn't anyone have a problem with the reality of what is happening in Eastern Europe. Love you're sharing information about HSP to help others. I'm also following the vlog 'TheCottageFairy', I'm sure she deals with this too. She has a lovely, calm voice, too.
Hello Ana, good to see you back here 😊. I think we have to respect highly sensitive people and not giving them advice. They don't harm anybody. I don't know if I'm highly sensitive, but I'm "normally" sensitive. And I feel it the older I get. I need longer to recharge and don't like too much noise, crowds of people, very draining. I love sounds from nature like rain/water 😊. Thank you for sharing. Blessings🙏
I have ADHD and am definitely very sensitive in all the ways you are, especially sound and smell. I also have a very strong sense of justice/injustice. I think the sound aspect is hardest for me to handle and if I perceive people to be noisy in a selfish way, I get very angry and it's hard to deal with (that's the emotional disregulation part of ADHD I think).
Great video! ❤ The first time I’ve heard about HSP was on your channel, and I must say it was life changing, actually to me and two of my friends. We always felt we were just weird or something was wrong w us that we react to the world so emotionally. Knowing why helps to put things into perspective. Thank you for that ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this vlog on HSP dearest Ana 🙏❤️ I am an HSP too, since I was born, but I never understood what it was. I have been easily burned out as I just pushed on, as was the way of being and doing. I worked as a Registered Nurse for many years in acute care, night shifts etc. I brought a heavy luggage of emotions in the end. Today I cronically ill, but I have acceptance now (mostly anyway), and even more sensitive due to neurologic issues. Loud sounds and crowds of people is a big issue for me too. Our youngest daughter (we have 2) who is 21 is also high in the scale of HSP. She needs a lot of time on her own. Wishing you a lovely advent weekend 🕯🕯🙏💖
Anne, I too was a RN for so many years, as I listened to Ana, I wondered how people with this could deal with stress of nursing. I was either blessed or maybe not, with the ability to survive anything life has thrown at me. This may have made me less sensitive to what other types of people are experiencing. I wonder [at 81] if I have shut down something in myself that allows this. It may be just part of my DNA as I have 2 daughters who are so different, the younger may be HSP as well as having anxiety issues she deals with. Recognizing and accepting who we are seems to be the key for all of us.
Thank you for your video! It's kind of inspired me to come up with a version based on a sweetheart neckline dress that I made cloning a dress I owned that was cheap polyester with burnholes. I'm thinking of adding width to the front section of my bodice pattern after cutting off the pattern a bit under the bust, creating the front underbust part from the dress bodice pattern and making the entire front fully lined, then adding the ties and only adding bias tape on the ties and bottom of the front bodice. The neckband would be wider since it is part of the bodice and also 2 layers of fabric. So excited and I hope my test project works out! Really happy I found your channel while trying to find out more about the pattern you used!
My score was 24 and, yes, my whole life people are telling me I’m too sensitive or too soft hearted. 🤷🏻♀️ It’s not easy, but I kind of see it as a strength.
Funny how the people who give such sage advice of, "just get over it, snowflake" fail to see the converse of the topic. Maybe they should try to feel more emotionally like us. I've always been different emotionally from the general public and I was criticized for being myself, so I felt badly about who I am. I now accept my own personality and I've learned to appreciate my unique life experience.
I was never a highly sensitive person - at least, I don't think so. I was a very shy child, but became more outspoken as I became an adult. But in the last 4 years I seemed to have become more and more sensitive to a point where I would be considered high sensitive. My score on the HSP test is also 20. It would never have been in the past. I cope by living a much slower life. I listen to much softer music. I get up early so that I can get ready for work at a calm pace - _no rushing at all._ I need to be alone a lot of the time. I find it very hard to be on public transport, and often have to wear headphones just to cut out the sound of the train and people's voices. I never thought I'd be so sensitive...
Thank you so much for this video, it has really pulled together a lot of the things I have been findinf out about myself over the past few years and validated my experience. Thank you ❤️
I scored 19. I don’t know what that means. And I am autistic, so I don’t know how those two things relate. I am very sensitive to repetitive sounds. I have to leave a room if someone is tapping a pencil or clicking a pen. I am also sensitive to pressure. I have trouble wearing shoes that tie because I am so annoyed by having one shoe tighter than the other. I prefer to handle one thing at a time. I can multi-task but I don’t like to. I want things to be simple and straightforward and sequential. I’m no good at small talk. I prefer in-depth conversations with one or two people. I don’t like parties and usually find myself helping in the kitchen to have something purposeful to do. I love reading a good book and can completely lose myself doing that; I don’t hear or see what’s around me. I love the feeling of soft, comfortable clothes. I have a puffy jacket that is satiny inside and out. It is my favorite jacket. I abhor tight, restrictive waist bands and have pretty much abandoned jeans for that reason. Now in the winter I wear my silk long underwear almost all the time. The silk feels so good and they keep me warm. But I love change and excitement and seeing new things. I confuse myself. I think I need a nap. Thank you Ana. Love to you and Brian.
I scored 17 on Elaine Aron’s test. I had thought my feelings were just those of an introvert, but now I see that I am probably HSP as well. Thank you for this video, it was very helpful!
Just completed the Elaine Aron HSP: 20 was my result. I completely withdraw...always wondered if there was something wrong with me when I was younger. Thank you for this research Ana. Nowadays, I just accept I need rest away from everything.
Thank you Ana for your Vlog. Whenever you create a new vlog, I sit in the morning and watch knowing that afterwards I will feel as though I have just spent the morning drinking coffee with a treasured friend. Whatever negative things people might say to you--always remember that the people who respect and honor you outnumber the negative ones.
Hello, Ana. I don't think to be a HSP, but I can understand. I'm quite introverse and I don't like crowed places and loud sounds, but I tend to react more actively, so to speak. My test result is low, and I guess each one has its own way to act and feel, we are all unique!
You introduced me to the concept of HSP (thank you!). I immediately felt like it might describe me, then started to question it. I took an online test and am most *definitely* an HSP. I had my husband take the same test and though he scored lower than me, he is too (apparently men generally score lower anyway). We have both definitely felt like misfits/ black sheep, in our families and otherwise, so it explained a lot. Even my cousin, who introduced us, said to me, “you’re both so weird, but in the same way!” It’s definitely exhausting, but kind of liberating to know there’s a reason I can feel so… different. I’m going to check that book out… thank you so much for talking so freely and openly about it, it makes it feel less taboo Edit- I just retook the test and scored 25
Thankyou for this informative vlog Ana. I believe I am a HSP - it would certainly explain a lot! When I was a child I would faint at the sound of an ambulance or fire engine siren and I've always been extremely sensitive to loud or unpleasant noises. On the plus side, I'm pretty good at reading people and sensing danger so the evolutionary theory makes sense.
Me alegra tu regreso! Espero que te sientas mejor. Nunca había pensado que mis manualidades eran una forma de expresión. Sentía que eran una forma de no pensar, de sanar. Pero ahora que lo dices, es cierto! Cálido abrazo 🧡🙋🏻♀️🇺🇾
I learned early on that feelings are like children; they require a certain extra level of care, supervision, and guidance. They also deserve to be acknowledged, understood, and heard. Once I realized this, my life improved considerably. I scored 27 on the test as well.
I scored 20 on the Aron test but some sensitivities are very strong. I can get physically Ill if in a very noisy place. Being constantly told not to take things to heart is hard to deal with because what am I supposed to do? Change who I am? I wouldn’t if I could. I like who I am now.
Hi Ana! My mother (who I believe to be an HSP) introduced me to your channel. I believe I'm also an HSP. We are very close, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed when she's feeling sad, and I have these deep feelings of fear that make me shut down when she's more vulnerable, because then I get super low too. Any advice?
I scored 20 on the test. I wonder if the sensitivity to asmr is a sign of being a highly sensitive person. I currently rely on asmr for focusing and sleeping. By the way Ana, you look very beautiful !
Hi Ana! You are perfect as is and do not need to change anything. I am highly aware/sensitive too and it can be very difficult to interact with others for me. On another subject, I was wondering if you ever sell digital versions of you collages. I would love to add your work to my collection follow beautiful artwork by the people I admire. Do you have an Etsy store or website for your artwork?
@@anagoldberg wonderful! I will be purchasing from you whenever you get things up and going! I love your artwork and will be so happy to add your pieces to my collection! Love and light! 💜
I learnt about HPSs when Elaine Aron's book was translated to my native language. :) Do you have Russian translation? By the way, I've got 25 points in the test. :) I take it not for the first time but it was interesting to repeat it. 🙃 After high stimulation the best medicine is day-off. Like without any people, if it's possible.
Hi Ana, I am looking for that test (link) you mentioned in your video from Elein Aron. I don't see it here and after this video I think one of my kids is HSP and I would like to try it... :) Could you please shear that link? Thank you and I like your videos they are always inspiring for me. 👍
Hi Mirka! Here's the link to the test: hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/ There's also a test if your child is HSP: hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-child-test/
