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Category Archives: Advice
Two Reasons for a Fake Smile – HSPs are Drawn to Both
It is a well-known fact that people with strong empathy are more efficient at distinguishing a fake smile from a real one. You don’t have to look at facial muscles, the typical scientific means for distinguishing the difference. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Fake smile, genuine smile, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, manipulation
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Fulfilling Your Sacred Duty as a Truth Seeker and HSP
I have a plaque in my office that has my name at the top of it followed by different traits that I consider to be true of me. My name, Monica, mean “advisor” in Latin. One of the characteristics listed … Continue reading
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Tagged Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, seeker, Truth, wisdom
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To Tell the Truth – HSPs and Truth Telling
In the late fifties and into the sixties, CBS television network ran a show called “To Tell the Truth.” The show consisted of three contestants. The moderator would read a history of one of the contestants, someone who had an … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientiousness, Depth of Processing, Empathy, Finding Your Truth, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Truth, Truth Tellers
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Overstimulated Alarm System – Three Steps to Confronting Fear in the Everyday Life of an HSP
Jennifer wants to talk to Brent. He’s been on her romantic radar ever since their first introduction weeks before. Now is her opportunity. She’s practiced her possible openings, bolstered her confidence with positive, reinforcing self-talk, and waited patiently for a … Continue reading
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The Kindness Factor and HSPs
Long ago, a woman I knew only by casual acquaintance excitedly stopped me in church one day. We were walking past each other in the hall, and I was somewhat surprised to see her there. We had met the week … Continue reading
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Perception, Emotion and the HSP – The Difference Matters More Than You Know
If you are an HSP, you are different in the way you look at the world. I’m sure you’ve heard this before. And you know instinctively that it is true. But those differences go way beyond the surface interactions you … Continue reading
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