Let's talk about highly sensitive people. Now there is a difference. And I've stated this before, there is a difference between an empath and a highly sensitive person. So if you are going through the characteristics and traits of an empath, and you're not really feeling that, that describes you, that's okay. You might be a highly sensitive person, and keep on taking this course because you're still going to gain a lot of insight as well as tools that will help you in your everyday life. So the first thing I want to talk about when we're talking about highly sensitive people is that the first modern psychological discussion of this was back in the 1930s when the psychologist Carl Jung was elaborating his ideas on personality types.

He speculated that approximately 25% of his therapeutic clients were individuals who were innately sensitive to the stimulation coming from their surroundings. So this sensitivity included the responses to light and sound and smells as well as heightened emotional attunement, and being both easily affected by and also very aware of other people's emotions, but they didn't absorb it. So basically, a highly sensitive person has all the characteristics and traits of an empath, but they don't absorb the energy like the empath does. So, let's go ahead and see and talk about the signs of a highly sensitive person. So again, the key word just like empath is sensitive. A highly sensitive person is very acutely aware of their surroundings, and they probably pick up on things that others don't pick up on.

You probably are very in To ative and you really are kind of that person that watches and observes. And you just notice everything you notice physicalities you noticed movement you notice a lot of stuff. You may even think that you have a tendency of being OCD because you're just so acutely aware of everything around you. You probably do not like being exposed to, you know, really bright lights or places with loud noises. This is because you are extremely sensitive within your five senses. So you might have an extreme sensitivity towards fabrics or textures and tastes and smells, your sensitivity your your five senses are highly attuned.

So they're much stronger than the average person. You may consider yourself to be introverted as well and you might be extremely protective over your yourself as well as your personal space. Those are the really main key signs of a highly sensitive person. Let's go ahead and talk about the traits of an empath.