25. Using high sensitivity as a "crutch"

The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast

Kelly

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🗓️ 6 January 2015

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

In this episode 25, I share some quotes from people in relationships with HSPs who are fed up! They say that HSPs are selfish and don't try to improve themselves. This bums me out and I hope that I don't act this way in my own relationship.

Do you ever worry that your partner is ignoring their own needs to help you with yours? Let me know in the comments below.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Book: The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine Aron

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the highly sensitive person podcast, a weekly podcast for people who experience the world
0:08.0	brighter, louder, and more intensely. Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly
0:14.4	sensitive person traits. Welcome to episode 25. I'm your host, Kelly. In this show, I talk about my personal experiences
0:24.5	as a highly sensitive person and introvert. Sometimes I offer advice and helpful tips. Other times,
0:30.2	I just rant or share. It's important for me to point out that I'm an introvert because in this
0:35.5	episode, I'll be talking about things also related to introversion. Not every HSP is an introvert because in this episode I'll be talking about things also related
0:37.8	to introversion. Not every HSP is an introvert, so if you are an extroverted HSP, you may not relate
0:44.2	to everything in this particular episode. Before I start, I want to read a comment from the blog
0:50.5	from Dina of Spain. Thank you so much for doing this podcast.
0:55.2	You have given me a voice.
0:56.9	I relate to almost everything you say.
0:59.0	I thought I was weird, but it's obvious I'm not.
1:02.1	I just experienced the world in a different way.
1:05.0	Thank you so much for your comment, Dina.
1:07.2	Yes, we are not weird or wrong, people.
1:09.6	Doesn't it feel good to accept yourself? That leads me into
1:13.3	today's topic. Using high sensitivity as a crutch. While it is great to accept ourselves as HSPs,
1:21.8	it doesn't mean we should stop striving for self-improvement. The reason I bring this up is because
1:27.3	every once in a while I get
1:28.7	a comment on the blog or I read something on the web where usually a partner of an HSP is kind of
1:34.3	complaining about how it's difficult to be in a relationship with a highly sensitive person.
1:39.4	Most of the time, it sounds to me like the person complaining doesn't accept that high sensitivity is a real thing.
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