Self Identifiers of HSPs

• I seem to be aware of subtleties in my environment.
  
  
• Other people’s moods affect me and linger with me long after they leave
  
  
• I tend to be very sensitive to pain.
  
  
• I find myself needing to withdraw during busy days, into bed or into a dark in the room or any place where I can have some privacy and relief from stimulation.
  
  
• I’m easily overwhelmed by things like bright lights strong smells course fabrics or sirens close by.
  
  
• I have a rich, complex inner life and am a deep thinker.
  
  
• I am made uncomfortable by loud noises.
  
  
• I get rattled when I have a lot to do in a short amount of time.
• I try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things.
  
  
• I am annoyed when people try to get me to do too many things at once.
  
  
• I make a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations
  
  
• When I was a child my parents are teachers seem to see me as sensitive or shy
  
  
• I become very unsettled and uncomfortable when a lot is going on around me
  
  
• I struggle with self love, intend to look after a rescue others. Or I suffer, or have suffered with low self-esteem, or feelings of not being good enough
  
  
• I am a natural giver and can often struggle with to implement boundaries, which can lead me to being put upon or easily manipulated
  
  
• I can feel deeply hurt and find myself closing off when criticized, judged, betrayed or lied to.  It takes a particularly long time for me to recover from these, or I may even feel that I may never fully recover or get over it.