Analysis: Highly sensitive people are thought to have more sensitive nervous systems and comprise approximately 25% of the global population Are you easily startled by loud noises or bright lights?

A recent study—authored by Van Reyn et al., and published in the August 2023 issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science—examined whether highly sensitive people are affected more strongly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Highly sensitive people (HSPs), or people with sensory ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders investigated why some children are extremely sensitive to noises, lights, or touch (known as sensory over-responsivity or ...

Last week, someone I’ve been working with for over a year – let’s call her “Liz” – entered the therapy room looking absolutely defeated. Before I could ask a single question, Liz broke down into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Your strengths as a highly sensitive person might be underestimated, but ...