30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
author：Simple psychology
30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
"Cowards, even afraid of happiness, will hurt when they touch cotton. ”
This famous quote by Osamu Dazai always reminds me of the story of "The Pea Princess" in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a real princess. One day, a rain-drenched and embarrassed girl came to the door, claiming to be a princess.
In order to check her true body, the old queen brought twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown quilts, and pressed them on a pea on the bed—and the girl was so purple that she couldn't sleep.
With such a delicate degree, there is no doubt that she is a "princess", so she is called "Princess Pea".
30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
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Stripped of the exaggerated elements in fairy tales, Princess Pea's extreme sensitivity makes people reverie-
Some discomfort and pain, small and hidden like a pea under a heavy bedding, but a soft and sentimental heart can still catch it and be infected by it.
This ability to capture small pains can be called hypersensitivity.
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They seem to be looking at the world with a magnifying glass
According to psychologist Elaine Aron, a highly sensitive person, or HSP (Highly Sensitive Person), is a group of people with a personality trait called "sensory processing sensitivity".
They are more responsive to external and internal stimuli (pain, hunger, light, and noise) and have a more complex inner life. [1]
Generally speaking, people have five senses, which correspond to different channels for processing external information.
Highly sensitive people have a lower sensory threshold for ingesting information and a stronger ability to process it deeply, so that even a small amount of information can produce a high concentration of stimuli.
30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
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Sorrow is deep, happiness is great, and the thousands of postures and expressions of the complex world can always break into the hearts of highly sensitive people and stir up the shock of the sea.
They seem to be looking at the world with a magnifying glass. Some clues in real life also seem to contain a mighty river.
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The secret of the Madeleine's cake
Let's see how Proust, who is also a highly sensitive person, recalls his hometown of Gombray in "Reminiscences of the Past"-
One day in the middle of winter, my mother handed me a piece of snack called "Little Madeleine".
This scallop-shaped snack is "plump and mouthwatering, with a neat and meticulous wrinkle around the pastry."
30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
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"I" broke off a piece of dim sum and soaked it in the tea, and when the spoonful of tea with the dim sum residue touched the roof of "me", it immediately made "me" shake all over.
The smell of the Madeleine cake dipped in linden tea awakened the smell of Gombray in his heart. Vague memories of the past seem to be linked to taste, from far away to the depths of the heart.
"Everything about Cambrai and the surrounding landscape of the town is visible, and the streets and gardens stand out from the teacups. ”
Proust suffered from chronic asthma at a young age and was kept in seclusion for many years, but this seclusion did not shut down his creativity.
On the contrary, he can always discover some subtle clues of life, connecting the history of life.
As he says: smell and taste are here to stay long after the shape is over. With unrecognizable clues, they are strong and unyielding to support the entire giant mansion of memory.
In the world of the highly sensitive, the resonance generated by a piece of "little madeleine" is inexhaustible.
As a result, they are closer to artistic creation.
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What an honor I have
Perhaps for a group of people who advocate "blunt sensitivity", leather and fall resistance is a quality that can better adapt to modern society.
Sensitive people are more likely to show intolerance to the intense turmoil of society, becoming "21st century maladaptive patients".
30 layers of scrutiny, see through the inner storm of highly sensitive people
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Indeed, being a highly sensitive person is like two sides of the same coin, both joys and sorrows.
Studies have shown that high sensitivity is thought to have a genetic root, that some specific genetic variants are associated with this trait, and that the environment in which young children grow up may also play a role. [2]
Since it is an innate trait that is difficult to change, why not embrace it? Through in-depth understanding and reasonable adjustment, you can get along with this trait of yourself.
The following assessment will help you understand your sensitive traits from the three dimensions of deep processing, easy stimulation, and low sensory threshold, and provide scientific growth suggestions to help you give full play to your personal strengths and reduce fatigue and exhaustion caused by overstimulation.
"Do you have a high sensitivity?"
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Liu Xiaoyan, dressed in red, shouted in the hoarse North China Plain - "I would rather be miserable than numb."
Let us accept the gift of God with a grateful attitude and deeply understand the joys and sorrows of this world.
