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Evidence suggests that highly sensitive people tend to be not only the most conscientious employees, but also the highest performers—yet most employers overlook them. Creative. Dependable.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathy Caprino, M.A. covers careers, leadership and personal growth. In today’s society, being viewed as “highly sensitive” can ...

When you hear that someone is “highly sensitive,” it’s common to think they may be weak and fragile—someone who gets their feelings hurt more easily. In clinical terms, however, that’s not what high ...

Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

I've always felt like I get overwhelmed easily and have been told I'm too sensitive. A few months ago, my therapist suggested I might be a highly sensitive person, or an HSP. It changed the way I see ...

I didn’t realize I was a sensitive person until my late 20s. Due to lasting health issues and minimal relief from western medicine, I attended a Reiki class, which kick-started my understanding of ...

Being highly sensitive is a unique way of relating to the world. In the professional sphere, this heightened sensitivity can be difficult to live with, but not impossible. Spoiler alert: it's not a ...

Source: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash For many, emotional sensitivity is a fact of life. According to therapist Karyn Hall in her book, The Emotionally Sensitive Person: Finding Peace When Emotions ...

Many people, especially in toxic relationships or with a history of childhood trauma, have been programmed to believe they're "too sensitive" in their daily lives in the face of gaslighting partners ...