Are you excessively saddened by someone else’s grief or trauma? Do others call you oversensitive? Do you give so much of yourself that you feel emotionally drained?
You might be a Highly Sensitive Person! Many of us feel overwhelmed by our surroundings every now and again, but for a highly sensitive person, this is a way of life.
In The Highly Sensitive Person , you will learn all the needed skills to identify this characteristic in yourself and make the necessary changes in your life to live with these situations.
Stop struggling with boundaries and learn how to distinguish where yours end and other peoples’ begin.
In this book you will And more!
Author Diana Jacobs wrote this all-inclusive guide to help you stop absorbing negative energies, feel grounded and focused as well as build resilience.
Even when we’re aware of these issues, some ingrained patterns can be hard to change. They’re wired so deeply within us that our conscious mind can’t handle our heightened emotions, so we require practice to change. Learn how to regulate your special gift of sensitivity , set boundaries, and remain unharmed by the harshness of society. Discover powerful techniques to shield yourself against overwhelming energies while expressing yourself in a way that others can understand. Feel more in control without the struggles you have become accustomed to as a highly sensitive person.
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To be fair, I already know a lot about being a sensitive and intuitive person. I was recognized as gifted in my childhood. I'm emotionally gifted and tuning in to others and my surroundings is *what I do.*
I bought this book seeking to understand how being an HSP, specifically, alters that already present sensitivity. I had just read an incredible book called Divergent Mind that inspired me to learn more.
Unfortunately, I could not connect with how this book was written. At all.
Instead of diving deeper into any of her one or two sentence statements about being an HSP, she repeated the same information over and over . . . and over. Being an HSP makes us feel different from others, overwhelms us differently, makes us need to process and recharge away from others. Got it. I stopped counting how many times this was brought up. Sadly, the entire book felt like filler.
She would also make a comment like, "Studies have shown," and then link no reference to said studies, not even just more information about any of the studies or researchers or evidence or theories backing the research. Nothing. (There *is* a list of references in the back of the book: sources that are merely categorized by bulletpoints. They are in no way connected to the places in the book where she may have meant to reference them.)
Frankly, it was dry, basic, repetitive, and written like someone writing an essay on what they had recently learned about HSPs just to get through an elective they wish they hadn't taken.
As an indie author, it pains me to leave such a harsh review. Typically, if I dislike a book, I walk away and move on. But one of the reasons I chose this book was its five stars on Amazon! I *hope* those happier reviews mean this book has genuinely helped a lot of people, and I just couldn't connect with it.
I'll be giving my copy to The Little Free Library near me in the hopes that it helps someone who appreciates it for what it is.