Thank you for coming out to the world. People think I'm full of it; when I say I to am highly sensitive and a empath. People think I'm crazy. As a male.. especially a black male in America I have learned to educate myself and be very stoic in my mannerisms and my frame
HSP is a personality trait. Every little thing will bother you for no reason at all. If someone's music is too loud or a perfume is too strong or you are in an uncomfortable situation, etc., you will just feel funny about it. Things bother you and you just don't know why. It's really weird. For example, if I am watching a concert video and there are a lot of flashing lights, I immediately get a headache. It's not just feeling things strongly. Sounds and lights and other things will bother you if they get too intense.
Thanks for explaining. Medical text usually has more difficult names for afflictions and diseases, so HSP meaning Highly Sensitive Person is as simple as it gets... I guess. By the way, if music is too loud, I don't like it. Perfume too strong? Depends I guess on who is wearing it. Uncomfortable situation? I'm in one now. But, if you can't explain your difficulty (not you Catherine) then people tend to invent an affliction. However, I give you this, we have a huge amount of disparate personalities, so somewhere there is a 3 letter acronym to describe them all. I'm GAY. Generally Annoyed Yesterday. But I hope for better tomorrow. Man I'm going to be beat up on that one.
I'm like that if a tv is too loud. I don't know how to explain it because it's not really like loudness always bothers me but it does if I'm in a very small enclosed space and it's too loud. Strobing lights do it as well.
@@chloes.8026 I agree with you there. I have a 'roommate' whom I've known for years. Sometimes I don't know who is the one that's more deaf. I think it only matters who is still drinking, and who is trying to sleep. Meanwhile, it's way too damn loud! I'm just depressed and too sensitive. Which I guess makes sense. These are depressing times.
Yeah, great platform to educate a huge audience on something that gets misunderstood a lot. I’m misunderstood a lot and it’d be nice to make this more aware
Exactly, a miss understanding of HSP's is that it is a illness or a problem ( Diagnosis) , when in fact you are gifted with a unique trait tat only 20% of the population has. Here's the disturbing part, 30% of the population have been identified as being LSP's or "Low Sensitive People". On the higher end of the LSP's are people with little care or regard to others, they have little to no empathy and their thinking is generally less in depth. On the lower end of the LSP scale is the narcissistic and even psychopathy people. 50% of the worlds population fit in between and this is what many see as being "Normal".....normal is a setting on a clothes dryer! So much anger in the world today, HSP's are deeply caring, empathetic, kind and understanding people. Our biggest issue is the harshness of the LSP's, this is how the term ""Overwhelmed" comes into play. Think about this? Imaging a world full of LSP's?
People who are hsp are often over-stimulated and get extremely tired, agitated when they have had too much to do on a day. The brain filters things differently or it doesn't filter very well, so small things seem to matter just as much as the more important things. It's a real learning curb to figure out what your brain does in certain situations. It is possible to calm the brain though, it takes a lot of practice and getting to know your limits. It's good that this is talked about more these days, gets things going!
Being an HSP is a personality trait. High sensitivity exists in 20 % of the world population, even in animals. Dr. Elaine Aron and her husband have done extensive studies on being an HSP and would help you to better understand what it is about.
SPS (sensory processing sensitivity) also known as HSP is not a personality trait --- it is a genetic trait - inherited by 15-20% of the population and found in over 100 animal species. One's "personality" develops over time and is highly influenced y environments whether positive or negative.
@@JacquelynStrickland_HSP Every medical or psychology site you look it up on it says "personality trait". Anywhere from 20 to 60 percent of your personality traits are inherited.
Read Elaine Aron's book, The Highly Sensitive Person. Enlightening and explained a lot about the things I thought were negative about myself. I was so validated and learned lots of coping strategies. She has several follow-up books as well, including The Highly Sensitive Child. #HSP #Highlysensitiveperson, #elaineAron, #mayimbialik, #kellyclarkson.
1. I do need to see a therapist some day unrelated to being HSP, because I do have past trauma to work through, but in the meantime I can probably help myself a smidge by at least 2) reading this book so I don’t feel so weird about being HSP which sometimes I do feel burdened by, while most times I embrace this personality trait because I do think it’s one reason why I am the person that I am.
That was the book that changed my life too. I finally found out that "just get over it" was not something I had to accept from a "well-meaning" relative.
It's also quite hard to find friendships that last. I'm quite friendly, but also borderline introverted, and highly sensitive, so most of my friendships last 2.2 seconds. 😭 They should have a Tinder for finding highly sensitive friends lol
@@GardenMinistry. I promise you there are enough friends like you, let go of the limited belief and receive! ( check out your own magic group on Facebook!)
I am an HSP as well. It is a personality trait and one I have thought Kelly has. I just see the way she acts and responds to things and got the feeling myself she was. It is so cool to see this being talked about and put in the spotlight. We are not too sensitive or too much. We are deep feelers and there is nothing wrong with us. Mayim I love that you want to do a podcast to help others and talk about mental health thats so awesome! Thank you #mayimbialik and #kellyclarkson for talking about this although I wish you went a little deeper with it. There is so much more to it.
SPS is not a personality trait --- it is a genetic trait - inherited by 15-20% of the population and found in over 100 animal species. One's "personality" develops over time and is highly influenced y environments whether positive or negative. And it is important to know that altho 70% of HSPs are introverts, the remaining 30% are sensitive extroverts -- quite different from the typical 'extrovert.'
Most people suffer from HSB because of mankind’s bs and constant tearing down of you by their behaviour, if you have had years and years of abuse in one form or another, Yep fair to say that will most definitely make you a highly sensitive person Much love Kelly 👍🏽
yes, they were talking about it, but giving harmful, erroneous information that their wide audiences would believe. In worst case scenarios sensitive people could now think there is something sick or wrong about themselves and just as dangerous, they could be labeled by others as being "sick."
Looooove Mayim! Her intelligence is her sexy thing. She’s already beautiful and talented - and she is a real person. Makes smart business and educational decisions and is still seemingly approachable and funny as all get out! Would love to hang out with her! 🥰❤️🤟🏼
Yes, and I try not to think about it too deeply. You summed it up perfectly...she is real, with a good sense of humor an intelligence as sort of the sprinkles on the ice cream. In a way she reminds me of a woman who I spent and entire evening with a couple of decades ago. At the end of the night she closed the book she was reading and smiled across the lamp at me. “Oh. Are you still here?” I closed my book and smiled back at her. It was the end of a perfect first date. Sometimes it takes a simple thing, like closing a book, to realize you are with your soul mate. She is in her 80s now and I am entering my mid 70s. Circumstance finds us 800 miles apart, but our hearts have never parted.
So i don't really like following labels as we can pretty much make up anything we want and give it a name and start a trend.. but yes call it what you will, HSP, Intuitive, Empath, ESJP, ETC... All i know is that I have deep emotions and yes I am highly sensitive to astute to those around me, I feed off their energy whether good or bad or sad, i can feel it all, and negativity just like sonar i can see, smell, feel it right away... I am very intuitive to the point of eeriness, I can only take on so much sadness and negativity or it drains me, especially when you try to stay in a positive bubble. ECT Anyways Very special people I say have these gifts because they are the carers, givers, unselfish beings, that try to make the world a better place.
And ironically by being in these caring roles it can exacerbate things. E.g. I tried to go into social work but promptly left because I could never leave my job at the door. I’d be sad and crying over the world. Even fictional films about people suffering would cause be so much grief. It’s hard to be so sensitive and so empathetic to humanity. But, I am learning to embrace this personality trait.
Margaret, I like your wording *blossomed* . As it refers to when she played Blossom in that tv show. Did you do that on purpose? or did it just come out that way? *lol* She is an incredible person and always has been. Great actress also. 💗💗
@@youkie5321 🙂 G'day mate, I reckon I was born in 1995 ~ so I didn't watch the program "Blossom" until I started watching "The Big Bang Theory!" The comment is a bit cheeky mate, eh ~ but intended ;) "The Big Bang Theory" is one of me favourite programs mate. Happy New Year! Cheers from Western OZ!!!
@@myinfinitestate1586 Yes a bit cheeky *lol* ?? eh mate 👏 Yes, unfortunately or fortunately I'm old enough to say I used to watch the show Blossom. I too am a very *Big* Bang Theory Geek. *ha ha* I watch re-runs over & over. Happy New Year to you too 🎈🥳 & Cheers from Western Pa. 😁
@@youkie5321 Sorry, but what is Western Pa mate? Are you in the States? I've only been to California & Hawaii to surf. But never to this special place you refer to, Western Pa mate. I'm literally gobsmacked LOL. Good on ya. Cheers from Down Under......
@@myinfinitestate1586 You said from Western Australia and I replied Western Pennsylvania! Sorry, you got me on a roll and I went with it. *lol* 🤭 I assume you are located in the Western part of Australia? and I'm from the Western part of Pa. You sure do have a great Australian vocabulary I've always loved hearing Australian's talk & hearing their accents. Ok, so what is "gobsmacked" I assume like awestruck or something like that? You have been to the warmer of our states, Ca & Hi. I don't think that you would want to come to Pa. (all abbv. for states) It is soooooo cold here, 🥶especially since we have very long winters. I'm originally from Florida. 🌞I can't wait to get back there to the warm sunshine. Actually Florida is called the Sunshine State.🌞 Do you have a winter in Australia? I have always wanted to go to Australia. Nice talking to ya. 😁
:raises hand awkwardly: as some have said, this is close but not 100% accurate to the full reality of what HSP even is before you can understand why. Not everyone has to have trauma. And I don't believe the right wording is that someone who is 'suffering' from HSP. It's just another feature in a person's personality.
Exactly. There’s nothing wrong with us, we just ARE. I’m a bit disappointed such an intellectual woman would associate HSP as a “diagnosis” and use other terms/verbs that imply it’s a condition as if we need to be fixed.
@@SL-lz9jr I think, in a way, it's easiest to explain in a simple way but it was surprising that she chose that word. I will say, it's a hard topic to really find words for without sounding a little loopy. Even she was joking about how it was even 'too much' for her.
one important thing to remember with HSP is that it’s an overall sensory stimuli sensitivity. not just emotions, but textures, smells, tastes, feelings, sights, everything. i think this is an important part to talk about with this diagnosis :) i consider myself to have sensory-processing sensitivity, not an HSP… even if they are the same.
HSP is NOT a DIAGNOSIS!!!!! It's a characteristic! It's not pathological! If she's going to do a mental health podcast, she needs to expand her education!!
83 thousand views of this video. I am waiting for Kelly and Mayim to correct their serious mistake. HSP is not a diagnosis. If anyone who has seen this video now believes there is confirmation that you are "less than," please see the comments below from those of us who know.....HSP is a trait.
As earlier comments stated, hsp is not a "diagnosis" and I hope Kelly corrects this on a future show before too many innocent people start believing there is something "wrong" with them. I hope Kelly will reply to this correction, commented on by so many of us. Also, I am very surprised that Mayim Bialik stated so nonchalantly that "apparently it's a diagnosis they give you." Kelly, because your show is so popular, please have Mayim back on to rectify this before more harm is done. Thank you.
Omg, yes. I’m surprised she did that too given how intellectual she is. Oh well,no one’s perfect but she shouldn’t be so casual when speaking on mental health related topics if she’s doing a podcast about it.
@@lijohnyoutube101 It matters because the word "diagnosis" means the identification of an illness or problem. Being highly sensitive is neither an illness nor a problem. It is important because a sensitive person just hearing this on the tv show could now begin to feel "less," or "broken," and lose self-esteem. It is good that we can have a conversation about this.
Breeann Williams -- SPS is not a personality trait --- it is a genetic trait - inherited by 15-20% of the population and found in over 100 animal species. One's "personality" develops over time and is highly influenced y environments whether positive or negative. And it is important to know that altho 70% of HSPs are introverts, the remaining 30% are sensitive extroverts -- quite different from the typical 'extrovert.'
BTW, Mayim's new show Call Me Kat, is hilarious. The premise and the trailer I saw made me skeptical. But I gave it a shot because I liked her on the TBBT. Glad I did.
High sensitivity is not a “diagnosis” because it is not a condition, but a temperament/personality trait and is normal. Unfortunately, this is how misinformation begins. Mayim studied neuroscience and hopefully she will eventually do her research and address her mistake. Mental health is an extremely serious issue and doing a podcast without proper research and authority may do more harm than good. Dr. Elaine Aron is the scientist/psychologist who identified the trait of high sensitivity. Her website hsperson.com is the best source to understand the trait. 20% of humans and over 100 species are highly sensitive.
Thank you. I've been trying every day since I saw this to get Kelly and Mayim to make new shows, podcasts, social media to rectify this misinformation before anyone who has just seen this first reference to their sensitivity begins to believe that there is something wrong with them. Yes, they must address this.
She's an Empath...I am one myself! There's good and bad...so anyone just learning...learn to protect yourself with spiritual and physical grounding. There is so much information out there now. Do yourself a favor and read about it, be educated so that you can understand yourself better... take good care of YOU, meditate, and ground!! Say to yourself outloud "Shields up" everyday!!
This is interesting. But i didnt think it was a diagnosis. I might be wrong. On a different note i am really loving Kellys dress its gorgeous and i want it lol
I really wish she didn't keep saying "diagnosis"!! it is not a diagnosis, it is a trait! Kind of like being an introvert or being left-handed--you wouldn't call those "diagnoses". Still great that she talked about it, though!
For me, i because a nurse...hardest thing I could have ever done. I’m less sensitive now with age and burnout. My natural self is so highly caring, and empathetic. Doesn’t make for the happiest of lives, others are usually put first.
I don't think this woman is sensitive or intuitive because she did not react at all when kelly raised her hand...or when kelly payed her a compliment...
Lol she’s not that kind of sensitive or intuitive person. And it doesn’t mean we aren’t flawed human beings. We still have our blind spots. Plus other personality traits that intersect with being HSP. It just means that generally we are way more empathetic people, we feel emotions more deeply, and we rely heavily on intuition to guide us. We make great mediators because our capacity for empathy means we can relate to both parties in a quarrel or dispute. We can be impartial or nonjudgmental. It doesn’t mean we don’t miss things or don’t have biases. No one is perfect. But yeah... has nothing to do with her lack of reaction to Kelly.
Call Me Kat is based on a terrible premise. I would think she would have noticed that if she is se native. The costars will just make matters worse. I understand what she is saying. We feel for others so deeply. I can see someone walking and know they r in pain and feel for them.
Hm doctor or not, I don’t think people who are overly sensitive get diagnosed, our senses are based on so many variants including depression , self esteem, dailymoods, hormones, intelligence, motivation , upbringing, diet, social dynamics, ETC....
But It’s not a ‘diagnosis’....Hsp is an innate trait that 15-20% of the population is born with. There’s nothing to ‘treat’ or diagnose 🤷♀️ it doesn’t make you better or worse than anyone. It’s literally just how you’re ‘wired’, like introversion or extroversion
There you go. If you’re hyper-self-involved and convinced that you just feel everything more deeply than everyone else - you’re a diagnosed “Highly Sensitive Person”. Great. Another reason for some people to believe that their feelings are more important. Interesting fact. Every teen between 13 and 18 is a HSP. Every single teen. Thank goodness many mature past this diagnosis.
Lol! 'Highly sensitive'! Does that include traits like, taking everything personally, and needing to control!!!!? What are the non developed coping skills!?
We all need to contact Kelly and Mayim to implore them to make a retraction. Being sensitive is not a mental health disorder and their stating it the way they did is seriously harmful.
