High Sensitivity is a personality trait. When you are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), you process deeply – you see or feel things that others don’t even recognize. Your brain is wired to do this! And this has unique challenges, but also strengths.
Elaine Aron started researching High Sensitivity this in the 90s. She was relieved to discover that it’s not a sickness or disorder, and that there are a lot of others like her – 20-30% of the population!
As I am highly sensitive myself, I wrote my thesis on how High Sensitivity is perceived in the christian context. After that, I started giving seminars that help to …
- understand what High Sensitivity is, and especially its positive side
- cope with difficulties & stress in a healthy way and
- serve God & the world with this specific gifting
Recommended Books
- Elaine Aron: The Highly Sensitive Person, HSP In Love, HS Parent, HS Child
The original. - Christa und Dirk Lüling: Sharing the Burden – The Gifting of Highly Sensitive Burden Bearers
This book is helpful especially for those who are very empatic (emotionally highly sensitive).
- Tom Falkenstein: The Highly Sensitive Man – Finding Strength in Sensitivity
This book is helpful to all „deep thinkers“ (cognitive) HSPs, not only male. - Launi Treece: Sensitivity: From a Burden to a Blessing: How to be a Highly Sensitive Person to God’s Glory
A good summary for those who like short books. - Petra Neumann (ebook): Henry and his Super Heart Force: …. or – why there’s a hero in every child …
A lovely children’s book about a child who explains how Feeling is his super force.
Strangely enough, I haven’t found many books about high sensitivity from a christian perspective yet. If you know any, please write me!
Worksheets – Get to know your sensitive part!
These worksheets help you discover your sensitivity and what to do with it. They are originally in German, not all of them are translated yet. But here are those which are:
- Exploring my sensitivity
- How do I feel about my sensitivity?
- How do I cope with stress?
- My Strengths
- My (Weaknesses) Limitations
These worksheets by Benjamin Pick are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you want to edit them, I can send you the Word file, too.