10 Signs Your Friend is a Highly Sensitive Person

Are you wondering if your friend might be highly sensitive? If so, this video could be helpful in understanding that friend better. Life as a highly sensitive person is not easy and if you're an empath, this video aims to help you understand your highly sensitive friend better. Are you that highly sensitive friend? Let us know if this video was accurate.

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script editor: Rida Batool & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Joy Zhang
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References

Aron, E. (2013). The highly sensitive person. Kensington Publishing Corp.

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Cooper, T. (2015). The Ordinary Magic of Resilience and the Highly Sensitive Person. The Guilford Press, New York: NY.

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[Psychgo]

Do you have a friend who is a highly sensitive person? Comment the first letter of their name! :)

[XIANC]

I'm literally that friend lmao. The most annoying thing ever is crying when you're mad/frustrated

And when you finally stop crying and someone asks if you're okay and you just start crying again

[tymo]

It seems like most of us watching are "that friend" :)

[wiselordasianjesusthegreatest]

*Alternate title* : Are you a highly sensitive friend?

[Booga]

Here is a basic summary!

1. They're good at reading people
2. They like to think things through
3. They're easily overwhelmed
4. They can't stand cruelty
5. They're incredibly empathetic
6. They're great listeners
7. They're very self-aware
8. They're passionate
9. They're artistic
10. They're emotionally open

[dolfantasia]

friend is a highly sensitive person, that's me, im friend

[emilyrose]

People never understood me for a long time because of my high sensitivity- I'm not sure they do now, but I am who I am and that's that!

[mazzzmazzz]

the voice is pretty, i don't know.. just sounds calming🥺

[Gurpo]

Anyone out there that cries whenever they get mad/frustrated or is it just me



Edit: OMG THX FOR 237 LIKES

[nathalycenteno]

As a hsp, I eventually learned that negative emotions like crying isn't stupid or pathetic or inconvenient for when you're caring too much about a topic or a situation. What helped me a lot was learning to honor my emotions, focus where it hurts in my body and let it flow. Watch the thoughts pass by but detach from them. And now everytime I end up crying instead of a dark spiral of shame and guilt its this brief moment of pain then freedom as I release the excess of emotions I cant hold inside my body. Made me a lot stronger than who I was before.

[yeti]

I know someone who is highly sensitive, they said it themselves, she said people don’t think it’s an actual thing though, but it is

[alisonyork]

This is ME! And I was criticised my whole childhood for it. Thank you for letting me know I'm normal and worthy ❤️

[reeasidyll]

I don't have a highly sensitive friend...
*wait I AM the highly sensitive friend*

[rosa]

Patiently waiting for someone to make the list~brb

[vivienne]

when ur the friend that’s the highly sensitive person... 😔

[vascularassociates]

I feel like everyone needs an HSP friend.

[texaspoontappa]

here is the summary:
1. they are good at reading people
2. they take time making their decisions. 3. they get easily overwhelmed 4. they can’t stand cruelty 5. they are very empathetic. 6. they are good listeners. 7. they are self-aware 8. they are passionate. 9. they are artistic. 10. they are emotionally open

[annabee]

I'm that friend that is like...."Can you FEEL the COLORS????" with eyes full of wonder like a kid at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory!

[chloelol]

How do I send this to everyone I know without seeming weird

[ChocoParfaitFra]

I believe I’m one
The problem is that you depict us as beautiful creatures but people don’t really have the patience to bear us