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HSP Notes
http://hspnotes.blogspot.com/
HSP Notes is a blog written by an HSP about the issues and challenges facing the Highly Sensitive Person, as described by Dr. Elaine Aron. Includes a variety of topics, advice and self-growth tips, as well as news relating to the worldwide community of HSPs. Active since September 2002, HSP Notes is one of the oldest HSP-specific blogs in the blogosphere.
Recent Posts
HSPs and Taking Ownership of Our Own Stuff
I spent many years being moderator and "list owner" on a variety of listservs and online communities for HSPs. I'm sad to say that one of the most common topics of conversation revolved around "how awful" everyone else in the world seemed to be, and ...
If this were Porn, we\'d have 100,000 votes....
At the end of my last post about "Giving and Apathy," I promised I'd come back and update on the cause I'd gotten involved with.A week has passed, and I'm sad to report that the apathy of the world continues to reign supreme.Perhaps the most poignant...
HSPs, the Season of Giving, Doing Good and Apathy
One of the things I like most about HSPs is that we tend to have a more giving and compassionate nature than most people out there. One of the things I don't like about HSPs is our tendency to be tentative and even apathetic, when it comes to making ...
HSPs and the Power of Saying "No"
Over the years, I have written a number of posts here, about various aspects of "boundary setting," as it relates specifically to HSPs.As a group of people, HSPs probably have more issues with poorly defined (or completely lacking) personal boundarie...
Moments and Insights That Change Us
I've been away for a couple of weeks, and have been pondering long and hard where to resume my writing. It's not "writer's block" that's the issue, it's "too many ideas syndrome."Being on holiday allows for an interesting break of state. We "step out...
The Pitfalls of Expectations
Although "getting one's feelings hurt" is only a part of high sensitivity, HSPs do tend to get their feelings hurt rather more often than most people.This is perhaps not the news you want to hear, but sometimes it really seems like we “set ourselve...

