Rhore
01-25-2014, 03:39 PM
For a while now I've been wondering if my anxiety is worse because I'm a VERY HSP (person), because i am very sure it plays a big part in my life. I want to know if there's any other HSP people around here, because between having anxiety and being HSP, i expect a high significance.
For those who do not know, I'd like to briefly explain what HSP is and what it stands for, although I'm sure many of you already know what it is. HSP stands for a high sensitive person. If you're a HSP, like the name suggests, you are more sensitive to emotions. Apart from this, and the most important part for me at least, you sort of feel the environment and the people around you. You notice if there's tension between people around you (and it could make you uncomfortable), you notice the smallest flickering in the lights when you turn on another electric product, you hear that small sudden sound that nobody else heard. You basically notice everything that happens around you to the smallest detail. You are very sensitive to even the smallest subtle stimuli.
To me this explained a lot. It explained to me why I can typ a story on my computer while listening to my parents. Or I can have a conversation with one of my friends while overhearing another conversation and being able to remember both stories. Or why nobody on my job notices the small flickering of light when the elevator goes up, except me.
Now this also means it affects my anxiety. The other day I was with some friends at a bar (yeah, I went there, and I only sweated a little about it! :D), but once there, I saw the smallest change in light when the barman accidentally slided past the light button. I immideately noticed the lights, and asked my friends if they noticed. They all said they didn't, but of course it set my body in such a state of anxiety already because what could be wrong with it? It couldn't be an electric failure could it? It couldn't start a fire... Nah it can't... That would be bad... You know, with the only one exit being kinda blocked with people standing there... <thoughts racing> until the barman overheard us and said yeah I walked past the light button. He was surprised I even noticed...
Now I'm sure anxiety plays a role that this stuff stays with me, but I'm very sure HSP played a role in my life even before anxiety. I'd love to hear if other people have HSP and I would hope you'd read a bit about it on the web if my story confuses you because I'm very sure I'm not the only one where who has it.
Sorry for the long post and I hope I hear of other people about it and their experiences! It's really not a very bad thing, I wouldnt want it away from me, it's just very tiring ;)
//Rhore
For those who do not know, I'd like to briefly explain what HSP is and what it stands for, although I'm sure many of you already know what it is. HSP stands for a high sensitive person. If you're a HSP, like the name suggests, you are more sensitive to emotions. Apart from this, and the most important part for me at least, you sort of feel the environment and the people around you. You notice if there's tension between people around you (and it could make you uncomfortable), you notice the smallest flickering in the lights when you turn on another electric product, you hear that small sudden sound that nobody else heard. You basically notice everything that happens around you to the smallest detail. You are very sensitive to even the smallest subtle stimuli.
To me this explained a lot. It explained to me why I can typ a story on my computer while listening to my parents. Or I can have a conversation with one of my friends while overhearing another conversation and being able to remember both stories. Or why nobody on my job notices the small flickering of light when the elevator goes up, except me.
Now this also means it affects my anxiety. The other day I was with some friends at a bar (yeah, I went there, and I only sweated a little about it! :D), but once there, I saw the smallest change in light when the barman accidentally slided past the light button. I immideately noticed the lights, and asked my friends if they noticed. They all said they didn't, but of course it set my body in such a state of anxiety already because what could be wrong with it? It couldn't be an electric failure could it? It couldn't start a fire... Nah it can't... That would be bad... You know, with the only one exit being kinda blocked with people standing there... <thoughts racing> until the barman overheard us and said yeah I walked past the light button. He was surprised I even noticed...
Now I'm sure anxiety plays a role that this stuff stays with me, but I'm very sure HSP played a role in my life even before anxiety. I'd love to hear if other people have HSP and I would hope you'd read a bit about it on the web if my story confuses you because I'm very sure I'm not the only one where who has it.
Sorry for the long post and I hope I hear of other people about it and their experiences! It's really not a very bad thing, I wouldnt want it away from me, it's just very tiring ;)
//Rhore