First and foremost, I will start this article with the differentiation between HSP & Hypersensitivity.
HSP is a genetic trait which gives a person greater perception of their environment and deeper processing of information. Hypersensitivity is a disorder with lack of ability to regulate and control emotions:

To be hypersensitive is to be particularly sensitive, i.e. to perceive more acutely what is happening around you and it can come from both root causes listed above in the introduction.

There are six criteria to consider when determining if one is hypersensitive:

Highly developed senses

The fact of perceiving in a more developed way than normal the sounds, the odors and/or the taste. Depending on the hypersensitive, not all the senses are so developed: in general, there is one that is perceived with greater intensity;

Empathy

The ability to feel what others are experiencing, to grasp the anguish of the other the perception of things with great intensity: emotions are multiplied tenfold, like on a roller coaster. But not all hypersensitive people have all their emotions highly developed.

Creativity

The ability to invent ways that others don’t think of. But some highly sensitive people have not developed or cultivated this gift because they have bridled themselves.

Being uncomfortable with the social game

Power struggles offend them because they care about authenticity and sincerity.

The “popcorn” mind

The “popcorn” mind is recognized by the fact that you often have thoughts popping up in every direction.

Today, even though the word is used a bit indiscriminately, studies in biology and analyses in neuroscience as well as in the understanding of evolution allow us to consider hypersensitivity as a trait that marks 15 to 20% of the population.

In the history of evolution,
it is shown that every society needs hypersensitive people.

Early perception of danger

Thus, in case of danger, they are the first to perceive weak signals. And they are also the ones who make discoveries.

We now understand their role better.

The social view of Highly Sensitive people

They are often perceived as being out of line and this can create tensions with managers and/or other employees.

Because they tend not to do exactly what is asked of them.

Or, for example, in a meeting, if a hypersensitive person feels that the team is going in the wrong direction, he/she may show resistance, which may be seen as a form of rejection…

Their extra-lucidity, linked to their intuition, can be scary. But it allows to move the lines, to invent new concepts.

So it is very important to have highly sensitive people in a team to avoid routine.

First of all, you have to identify them, in order to understand that they are neither capricious nor someone who complicates things on purpose or shows ill will.

In reality, these are people who are highly motivated because they take what they do to heart and are deeply affected.

However, they are not fragile!

They can be vulnerable if they feel guilty and do not accept their hypersensitivity.

The problem is not the hypersensitivity, but it can be the social view of it.

If you identify yourself as a highly sensitive and struggle to launch your business, partly because of that, write me an email, I’ll be happy to support you. Emi

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