Hypersensitive…and happy!

Do you easily let your emotions overwhelm you? Do you cry hot tears in front of a film? Or are you very sensitive to the gaze of others? Perhaps you are one of the hypersensitive. But rest assured, this is far from being a fault as people would have you believe.

In fact, being hypersensitive still remains socially stigmatized today.

Often considered as " too much ", too sensitive, on edge, "we can't tell him anything" …

Moreover, hypersensitive people themselves may have difficulty living with it on a daily basis. And yet, this characteristic specific to their personality can often be a real strength.

But what is it?

This term was brought to light by the American researcher and psychoanalyst, Elaine Aron in 1996 (so it's not that old!). It affects 1 in 5 people.

A world day is even dedicated to him on January 13.

Saverio Tomasella, psychoanalyst, sums it up very well, for the site www.psychologies.com :

"Hypersensitivity is an increased perceptive acuity that makes emotions feel more strongly. Somewhere, these people have kept a child's brain. Any stimulus, any information affects them. But hypersensitivity depends above all on the way in which they experience their own sensitivity and how it is received by those around them. We are not born hypersensitive. In most cases, this particularity develops during personal history, in youth. And with equal sensitivity, some refuse this qualification when others claim it."

And yes, because in the contemporary world, it is sometimes frowned upon to give free rein to the expression of one's feelings and emotions. For hypersensitive people, having to fight daily against their sensitivity is exhausting. 

Still according to the site www.psychologies.com , there are 4 types of hypersensitivity.

• Sensory: Some hypersensitive people are very vulnerable to noise, smells, light, and touch. This is the only case where hypersensitivity can be innate, but it is most often physical (or nervous) and can also have medical causes. 
• Emotional : Most highly sensitive people feel a lot of emotions, very strongly and very often. As a result, they sometimes have a feeling of "too much".
• Sentimental: Hypersensitive people are very emotional, need to be loved, to show their affection. They are particularly attentive to what is happening in the relationship. They also often fear disturbing the other, hurting them.
• Intellectual: They spend their time thinking, ruminating. "What did he mean by that remark?" "Why did I react that way?" Very often, they have a lot of doubts.

And yet, despite this character trait, which is difficult to manage on a daily basis, he has many assets.

Benefits of being hypersensitive

According to the site www.leshypersenbles.com , a hypersensitive person has a large number of advantages thanks to their sensitivity, such as:

• overflowing creativity
• a sincere interest in many areas
• a flourishing imagination
• a natural empathy
• a large opening capacity
• great lucidity
• a quick understanding of things
• an ability to sense the moods and emotions of others
• an ability to perceive errors and avoid them
• an ability to think in half-tones rather than in black and white
• a powerful intuition
• an ability to never be bored when alone. ETC.

The Instagram account "The Girl Scouts" even represents the characteristics of the hypersensitive as powers in their own right

• The power of the senses : the hypersensitive person analyzes details, makes connections and quickly memorizes information
• The Power of Empathy : the hypersensitive person is hyper empathetic, capable of feeling the emotions of others, a real sponge
• The power of the heart : the hypersensitive person thinks with the heart. When emotion comes into play, everything is stronger, faster, more obvious

• The power of emotions : the hypersensitive person marvels at little things
• The Power of Reflection : the hypersensitive perceives so many details, ability to think quickly and sees what is happening.

So, ladies and gentlemen, hypersensitive people, tame your particularity, and "leave yourselves alone and start living" as Fabrice Midal says in his book of the same name