I wanted to bring up this topic to see others' points of view on it.
Highly Sensitive People
Is it nature or nurture? I feel like the traits of HSPs overlap with trauma and anxiety disorders. So how to we know the difference??
I find the idea of being one of 20% of the population that inherited a sensitivity gene insanely triggering. I mean, doesn't that take the power away from recovery if people say 'oh you inherited a gene that makes you quiet, shy, have performance anxiety, have difficulty in relationships and it makes people want to bully you and you just have to take extra special care of yourself and hide away and take naps and warm baths every time you feel overwhelmed. You will never be like normal people you just have to accept it'.
Doesn't that just invalidate the trauma we've been through? It's hard to sit with when people say that I reacted stronger to my abuse than other people would. Really??
You might as well tell me that i'm Autistic or have some other special mental disability because I see it in the same vain.
I find the whole idea of HSP to be incredibly disempowering and puts me back into a hopeless state.
The other idea I wanted to bring up is every childhood emotional abuse survivor seems to label themselves as HSP. Would that not be narcissistic victim syndrome being mislabeled as a genetic trait?
Are we using HSP as an excuse to stay comfortable instead of pushing ourselves into healing
What are your thoughts?
Highly Sensitive People
Is it nature or nurture? I feel like the traits of HSPs overlap with trauma and anxiety disorders. So how to we know the difference??
I find the idea of being one of 20% of the population that inherited a sensitivity gene insanely triggering. I mean, doesn't that take the power away from recovery if people say 'oh you inherited a gene that makes you quiet, shy, have performance anxiety, have difficulty in relationships and it makes people want to bully you and you just have to take extra special care of yourself and hide away and take naps and warm baths every time you feel overwhelmed. You will never be like normal people you just have to accept it'.
Doesn't that just invalidate the trauma we've been through? It's hard to sit with when people say that I reacted stronger to my abuse than other people would. Really??
You might as well tell me that i'm Autistic or have some other special mental disability because I see it in the same vain.
I find the whole idea of HSP to be incredibly disempowering and puts me back into a hopeless state.
The other idea I wanted to bring up is every childhood emotional abuse survivor seems to label themselves as HSP. Would that not be narcissistic victim syndrome being mislabeled as a genetic trait?
Are we using HSP as an excuse to stay comfortable instead of pushing ourselves into healing
What are your thoughts?