Whatarethesignsof a highlysensitivepersonandisthatreally a goodthingor a badthing?
HSP(ハイリーセンシティブパーソン)のサインとは何か、それは良いことなのか悪いことなのか?
Asmuchas 20% ofusarehighlysensitive, I'm a psychologistand I'lltalkyouthroughthesignsof a highlysensitiveperson, whatthatreallymeansforyoureverydaylifeandwhatyoucandoaboutit.
Solet's getstraightintoit, whatarethesignsof a highlysensitivepersonandwhatdoesthatreallymean?
では早速、HSPのサインとは何か、それが実際にどういう意味なのかについて見ていきましょう。
A highlysensitivepersonissomeonewhoseemstobeawareofsubtletiesintheirenvironmentthatotherpeopledon't pickupon.
HSPは、他の人が気づかない環境の微妙な違いに気づく人のことです。
Theyfeeldeeplyaffectedbythemoodsofotherpeoplearoundthemandin a noisyorcrowdedorbusyenvironmenttheymightfeeltheneedtowithdrawandgetsomerelieffromthatstimulation.
Theymightfeeldeeplymovedbyartormusic, theymightfeelrattledwhentheydo a lotin a shortamountoftime.
アートや音楽に深く感動したり、短時間で多くのことをすると気が乱れることもあります。
Whenotherpeopleareuncomfortablein a physicalenvironmenttheytendtobeintunewiththatandoftenknowwhatneedstobedonetomakethemfeelcomfortableagain, soturningdownmusicorlightsetc.
A highlysensitivepersonwillalsotendtobedeeplyaffectedbyviolentmoviesorthedistressofotherpeoplebecausetheytakeitonboardandspend a lotoftimeprocessingitwhichisreallyhighlydistressing.
Wellit's importanttostartwiththisisnot a disorder, it's basically a neutraltraitthatoccursinabout 15 to 20 percentofthepopulationwherethenervoussystemismoresensitivethanitisforothers.
Herearethemainthreeaspectsofwhatitmeanstobe a highlysensitiveperson.
ここでは、HSPであることの3つの主要な側面をお伝えします。
Numberoneisdepthofprocessing.
1つ目は、深い処理能力です。
Thismeansyoutakeininformationandprocessitfor a longtime.
これは、情報を取り入れて長時間かけて処理することを意味します。
Thatcanbegreatforbuildingonideasover a longperiodbutitcanalsomeanthatyoubecomeoverstimulated, soafterspendingthedaywithfriendsyoudon't wanttojointhemin a busyrestaurant, youneedtoretreatandreplenishfromtheday.
Numbertwoisemotionalresponsivenessand I guessempathybeingtheemotionalresponsivenesstootherpeople.
2つ目は、感情的な反応性、そして他者への共感です。
Soemotionisnecessarytoprocessanythingdeeply, it's whatmotivatesusanddrivesusbutbeingabletotapintootherpeopleandwhatthey'refeelingat a deeperlevelis a hugestrength, especiallyifyoudoanythingcreativeorworkwithpeopleorifyou're a therapist, butitdoesn't comewithoutitsvulnerabilities.
Soyoumightnoticesmalldetailsthatotherpeopledon't andthat's a wonderfulthingwhenthosedetailsarethingsthatmakelifebeautifulandyoucanappreciatethemandenjoythembutprocessingallthatextrainformationmeansthatyouneedtocompletelyrestfromtheworld.
Nowallthishasitsadvantages, youmightbeawareofsubtletiesinyoursurroundingsandpickuponthingsthatothersdon't butit's also a disadvantagewhenyou'rebombardedwithdifferentsightsandsounds, youmightgetoverwhelmedandexhaustedmoreeasilythanallthepeoplethatyou'rewithsoyoumightneedtotaketimeouttorecuperatewhichisfineifthosearoundyourecognizethatneedbutin a societythat's becomereallyfastpacedandcomplexandproductivityseemstobe a realfocusitprobablyhas a majorimpactonyou.
Thedisadvantagestendtoshowupinthosesocietieslikeoursthatseemtovaluedifferenttypesoftraitssoyoumightgetwell-meaningteachersorparentswhomightseethatsensitivityas a weaknessorsomethingthatyoushouldtryandovercomebutinanconfidenceifyou're a highlysensitiveperson.
Nowsomepeoplethinkisn't thisjustthesameasbeinganintrovertandtheanswerisnoit's notthesameasintroversionsotheresearchshowsaround 30% ofhighlysensitivepeopleareextrovertstheyjustneedmoredowntimeinbetweenthosehighlystimulatingenvironmentsandit's distinctfromautisticspectrumdisordersaswellsoeventhoughmanypeopleonthespectrumtendtosharethistraitASDhas a specificsetofElaineAronis a clinicalresearchpsychologistwhohaspioneeredthisresearchoverthelast 30 yearsorsoandcoverssomeofitinthisgreatbookthat I wouldrecommendTheHighlySensitivePersonso I'lltalkyouthroughsomeofthethingsthatshementionsinthebook.
Numberoneisself-knowledgethisisaboutunderstandingindepthwhatitmeanstobe a highlysensitivepersonandhowthattraitisjustoneamongmanyothertraitsthatyouhaveit's aboutrecognizingthatthisis a traitnot a flawjustbecauseotherpeopleinyourlifemayhavesuggestedthatyoushouldn't besosensitiveorsoshyit's aboutstartingtoseehowsensitivitycanbe a strengthhowyoucanuseittoyouradvantageandlookafteryourselfinthetypesofsituationsthatmakeit a disadvantage.
Numbertwoisreframingthismeansacknowledgingthatthetraitsalwaysbeentherebutstartingtoframeitassomethingneutralnotsomesortofweaknessorproblemtobesolvedforexamplewhentherehavebeentimesthatyoufeltnotenoughorweakinsomewaybecauseofthattraitit's notbecauseyou'reinherentlywrongit's becausethere's somesortofmismatchbetweenthedemandsoftheworldaroundyouandthattraitespeciallyifyoulivein a societythatpromotesrelentlessproductivityoroverstimulatingenvironmentssowhenyoucatchyourselfthinkingin a waythatsuggeststhereissomethingwrongwithyoureframeitas a neutraltraitandthat's goingtohelpyouwithyourownself-esteemandyourself-confidenceandyourabilitytobeself-compassionate.
Numberthreeishealingifyouweresensitiveas a childandnobodyaroundyouunderstoodthatthenit's possiblethatdifferentproblemsandeventsmayhaveaffectedyoumorethanothersifthatistruethenworkingthroughthatstuffatyourownpacewith a well-qualifiedtherapistcanbelife-changingforsomepeople.
Therearesomereallyhelpfulexercisesandactivitiesthatyoucanworkthroughinthisbookactuallyand I alsohavesomevideosonmeditationpracticesonmyyoutubechannelsoifyou'relookingtotrymeditationaspartofhelpingyoutore-energizemoreeffectivelythenyoucancheckthoseout.