![]() This is copyrighted material and may not be copied and used without permission. Also, although there are as many men as women who are highly sensitive, when taking the test highly sensitive men answer slightly fewer items as true than do highly sensitive women. If fewer questions are true of you, but extremely true, that might also justify calling you highly sensitive. We psychologists try to develop good questions, then decide on the cut off based on the average response. But no psychological test is so accurate that an individual should base his or her life on it. If you answered more than fourteen of the questions as true of yourself, you are probably highly sensitive. When I was a child, my parents or teachers seemed to see me as sensitive or shy.When I must compete or be observed while performing a task, I become so nervous or shaky that I do much worse than I would otherwise.I am bothered by intense stimuli, like loud noises or chaotic scenes.I make it a high priority to arrange my life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations.I find it unpleasant to have a lot going on at once.I notice and enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, works of art.Being very hungry creates a strong reaction in me,disrupting my concentration or mood.I become unpleasantly aroused when a lot is going on around me.I make a point to avoid violent movies and TV shows.I try hard to avoid making mistakes or forgetting things.I am annoyed when people try to get me to do too many things at once.When people are uncomfortable in a physical environment I tend to know what needs to be done to make it more comfortable (like changing the lighting or the seating).I get rattled when I have a lot to do in a short amount of time.My nervous system sometimes feels so frazzled that I just have to go off by myself. ![]() I am deeply moved by the arts or music.I am made uncomfortable by loud noises.I am easily overwhelmed by things like bright lights, strong smells,coarse fabrics,or sirens close by.I am particularly sensitive to the effects of caffeine.I find myself needing to withdraw during busy days,into bed or into a darkened room or any place where I can have some privacy and relief from stimulation.I seem to be aware of subtleties in my environment.I am easily overwhelmed by strong sensory input.
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