This is the highly sensitive person podcast, a weekly podcast for people who care deeply about everything.

Join me on a journey to accept the way we intensely experience the world.

Thanks for tuning in to the highly sensitive person podcast.

This is episode number seven, and I'm your host, Kelly.

Today's episode is sort of like a letter or a conversation starter that you could use with someone who's close to you in your life.

I know when I first learned about high sensitivity, it was really important for me to

find a way to explain it to my husband and because he's obviously a huge part of my life.

So what follows is what I imagine a conversation could be like with a partner, a boyfriend,

a girlfriend, a husband or wife, or even any close family member,

to try to explain to them what high sensitivity is. Here goes. I just discovered something

called highly sensitive people or HSPs, and I think I am one. I know that the term highly sensitive people might sound kind of silly,

like people who cry a lot or get offended over little things or overly dramatic drama queens,

but that's not really what it is. I want to explain what high sensitivity means because it's

important to me. I'm just asking for a little understanding,

a little consideration, and not to be treated differently or more delicately. Discovering I'm

highly sensitive has entirely changed the way I see myself. Instead of hating the way I am or

wishing I was different or wondering why I can't be normal,

I realize that I'm not weird or wrong, and it feels so good.

It's like a huge weight off my shoulders, and it helps me accept myself for the first time in my life.

As a person who cares about me, I hope you'll come along on this journey with me,

since it will make me a happier person to know that you understand.

So let me try to explain what it means to be a highly sensitive person.

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