The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook
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Overview
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? If so, this workbook is for you.
Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? Do you have a rich inner life and intense dreams? Did parents or teachers call you "too shy" or "too sensitive"? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
High sensitivity is a trait shared by 20 percent of the population, according to Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical psychologist and workshop leader and the bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person. The enormous response to her book led Dr. Aron to create The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook, designed to honor that long-ignored, trampled-on part of yourself—your sensitivity. A collection of exercises and activities for both individuals and groups, this workbook will help you identify the HSP trait in yourself, nurture the new, positive self-image you deserve, and create a fuller, richer life. You will be able to:
Identify your specific sensitivities with self-assessment tests Reframe past experiences in a more positive light Interpret dreams and relate them to your sensitivity Cope with overarousal through relaxation, breathing, and visualization techniques Describe your trait in a work interview or to an unsympathetic family member, new friend, doctor, or therapist
Synopsis
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? If so, this workbook is for you.
Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? Do you have a rich inner life and intense dreams? Did parents or teachers call you "too shy" or "too sensitive"? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).
High sensitivity is a trait shared by 20 percent of the population, according to Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical psychologist and workshop leader and the bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person. The enormous response to her book led Dr. Aron to create The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook, designed to honor that long-ignored, trampled-on part of yourself--your sensitivity. A collection of exercises and activities for both individuals and groups, this workbook will help you identify the HSP trait in yourself, nurture the new, positive self-image you deserve, and create a fuller, richer life. You will be able to:
Identify your specific sensitivities with self-assessment tests Reframe past experiences in a more positive light Interpret dreams and relate them to your sensitivity Cope with overarousal through relaxation, breathing, and visualization techniques Describe your trait in a work interview or to an unsympathetic family member, new friend, doctor, or therapist
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewDr. Elaine Aron touched a chord in thousands of people with the publication of her bestselling book, The Highly Sensitive Person. Many readers never realized that their experiences of being quickly overwhelmed by noise and confusion, of often being accused of being "too shy" or "too sensitive," of strong feelings welling up inside for no apparent reason, were part of a recognizable set of traits that Aron estimates are shared by 20 percent of the population. In The Highly Sensitive Person, Aron described high sensitivity and offered advice on how to stop trying to trample these traits and instead learn to constructively incorporate them into a positive self-image and a rich, productive life. She expands on that program in her new book, The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook. Aron has collected exercises and activities — for both individuals and groups — designed to help readers identify their high sensitivity traits and work to make high sensitivity a positive force in their lives, rather than an obstacle. Specific sections deal with interpreting dreams; reframing past experiences in a more positive light; developing and maintaining closeness in relationships; coping with overarousal through visualization, breathing, and relaxation techniques; monitoring intake of medicines and other substances that can have a negative effect on highly sensitive people; communicating about the HSP trait with unsympathetic family members, coworkers, doctors, or friends; and many other aspects of being highly sensitive. For anyone who wonders whether they, too, might sharethespecial set of traits that distinguishes a highly sensitive person, The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook is a rich source of information, inspiration, and sound advice.