Have you ever wondered why certain people in your life seem to react more intensely to the world around them? Whether it’s a ...

Adolescence is a confusing time when we look to our peers to gauge how to act, so we can be accepted. One normalized right of passage with boys is riling each other for being “weak” among the pack if ...

Highly sensitive people move through the world like emotional tuning forks—picking up on subtleties most others miss, feeling deeply, and reacting to things others barely register. But to the outside ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Your strengths as a highly sensitive person might be underestimated, but ...

High sensitivity affects approximately 15-20% of the population and represents a normal personality trait characterized by deeper sensory processing. Psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron first coined the term ...