LL 23: The Highly Sensitive Person

As a child did you cry easily? Find yourself bullied? Get told often to ‘toughen up’ and ‘stop getting attention’? You may be part of the scientifically studied phenomenon known as HSP and HSS, of which 3% exhibit highly extroverted behaviour and 17% highly introverted behaviour. Learn how this hereditary condition often leads to self-sabotage, self-medication and difficult friendships, and how to navigate through the harshness of daily life when you’re feeling touchy, overwhelmed and highly emotional.