Ted Zeff > Quotes

“If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more fortunate than the million people on the planet who will not survive this week. If you can attend a religious meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“The highly sensitive person has an important mission, which is to serve as a balance to the more aggressive behavior of some of the non-HSPs who advocate a less than nurturing policy toward humans, animals, and Mother Nature.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“Watching violent, arousing shows may actually contribute to suppressing your immune system. As you identify with the anger you see on the screen or read about, stress chemicals called catecholamine and cortisone are released that can adversely affect your immune system. The effect of exposure to both anger and love on the immune system was shown in research by Harvard scientist David Mclelland, and later reproduced by the Heart Math Institute in California (Bhat 1995). Watching an anger-provoking movie suppressed the immune system (as measured by chemicals in the saliva) for five to six hours in study subjects. However, watching a movie about the compassionate work of Mother Teresa caused elevation of the immune level in the participants.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“Sensitive individuals process experiences more thoroughly than others do.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy

“This is also a time of new beginnings for you, and you don’t have to keep repeating old habits that don’t work for you anymore as you gain new knowledge and understanding of yourself (Hay 1987).”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“Especially those of us who have had a difficult childhood report a chronic, painful inability to avoid overstimulation (Aron 1996).”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“Most sensitive boys tend to pause to reflect before acting and would not be considered risk-takers. This tendency can easily be understood as demonstrating a healthy caution. However, in most societies boys are frequently encouraged to engage in risky behavior and are praised when they do so, while more cautious behavior is regarded with shame.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy: Help Your Son Become a Happy, Confident Man

“Try talking more slowly and being in silence sometimes. To reduce overstimulating arguments, wait five seconds before responding during an intense conversation.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“In our Type A culture, people frequently equate verbosity with control and success.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“The sensitive boy who reacts deeply to stimuli and exhibits emotional sensitivity is perfectly normal. However, there's something wrong with a society that shames males who do not act in a tough, aggressive, and emotionally repressed manner—especially when such a significant portion of the population simply isn't cut out for or comfortable with these behaviors.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy

“vata,”
― Ted Zeff, La guía para las Personas Altamente Sensibles: Habilidades esenciales para vivir bien en un mundo saturado de estímulos. Guía paso a paso (Crecimiento personal)

“The highly sensitive boy's nervous system is "wired" in such a way that he is more acutely aware of, and attuned to, himself, other people, and his environment than the non-HSB. As a result, a highly sensitive boy is more easily stimulated by his surroundings. This is an inborn trait that researchers have also observed in approximately twenty percent of animal populations.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy

“when you sow a thought, you reap an action. When you repeat an action, you develop a habit. When you maintain a habit, you create a character.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World

“What is the difference between a highly sensitive boy and a non-highly sensitive boy? A highly sensitive boy has trouble screening out stimuli and can be easily overwhelmed by noise, crowds and time pressure. The highly sensitive boy (HSB) tends to be very sensitive to pain and violent movies. He is also made extremely uncomfortable by bright lights, strong smells and changes in his life.”
― Ted Zeff, The Strong, Sensitive Boy

“An Introduction to Being an HSP “I can’t take the stress at work anymore. My coworker at the next desk talks all day long in a loud, abrasive voice, and my boss keeps demanding that I meet his rigid deadlines. I leave work every day feeling drained, and jittery, with my stomach tied up in knots.” “Everyone in my family is always running around trying some new adventure while I like to stay home. I feel like there’s something wrong with me because I usually don’t like to go out after work or on weekends.”
― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World