The Highly Sensitive Person

Praise for Dr. Elaine Aron and her groundbreaking classic, The Highly Sensitive Person“Elaine Aron has not only validated and scientifically corroborated high sensitivity as a trait—she has given a level of empowerment and understanding to a large group of the planet’s population. I thank Dr. Aron every day for her having brought this awareness to the world.” —Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, teacher“Elaine Aron’s perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap.” —Philip G. Zimbardo, author of Shyness“Enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all.” —Riane Eisler, author of Nurturing Our Humanity“Shy people fear being judged or rejected, whereas highly sensitive people have a keen awareness of their environment, frequently becoming overstimulated by it.” —Self“If you are easily overwhelmed by noise, chaos, and emotions; perform poorly when being observed; and require time alone each day, there is no need to worry; recent research shows your heightened sensitivity can do you more good than harm.” —Counseling Today“At book signings, people have come up to her [Elaine Aron] and said, ‘You’ve saved my life.’” —San Francisco Chronicle“Aron’s book is not a fly-by-night, self-help tome, but instead a serious effort to explore a subject on which little has been done.” —The Oregonian“This book is a valuable resource for the HSP, as well as those who are trying to understand the HSP.” —The New Times“This innovative psychologist has figured out that the extreme reactivity of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) can be a good thing. This comes as a relief to people like me–and probably you, too.” —Pathways

ELAINE N. ARON, Ph.D., is a clinical and research psychologist and the internationally bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person, the groundbreaking, life-changing guide that has been in print for nearly thirty years and translated into 38 languages. She is also the author of Spirituality Through a Highly Sensitive Lens, The Highly Sensitive Parent, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love, The Highly Sensitive Child, and Psychotherapy and the Highly Sensitive Person.

She earned her M.A. in clinical psychology from York University in Toronto, her Ph.D. in clinical depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and trained at the C. G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. Credited for first recognizing high sensitivity as an innate trait and pioneering the study of HSPs since 1990, she established the Foundation for the Study of Highly Sensitive Persons and has published numerous scientific articles on sensitivity in the leading journals in her field.

She and her husband, Dr. Arthur Aron, are also considered two of the leading scientists studying the psychology of love and close relationships. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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