
Such conclusions weigh them down, but they can’t help but keep thinking, no matter how draining the experience is. This can be utterly demanding, especially when their thoughts leads them to conclusions which annoy, shock or frustrate them. 2) (High) sensitive people tend to over-analyzeīesides analyzing themselves all the time, (high) sensitive people tend to over-think and (over) analyze everything that happens around them, on close range, at a national or even global level. No wonder this can be a major road block on the road to happiness.

Even if done unintentionally, this habit gives (high) sensitive fellows enough reason to blame and criticize themselves constantly – and often for no reason. With their deep, conscious and complex manner of analyzing everything they hold all their behaviors and actions against their highest standards. They not only judge their successes and failures, but everything about themselves. Many (high) sensitive people entertain a low self-image because of the harsh judgement of themselves. I can only speculate – and give you my 6 most favorite reasons why ‘simply being happy’ can be a challenge for (high) sensitive people: 1) (High) sensitive people tend to judge themselves (too) hard Yet, as with highly gifted people, having a loving and trustworthy partner, a harmonious family life and satisfying career may not be enough to prevent a (high) sensitive soul to feel discouraged, gloomy or even depressed. I think that (high) sensitive people are not more complex or nagging than less sensitive contemporaries. You can find 4 astonishing similarities in the next blog article (online on May 24 th), but for now I will focus on similarities between (high)sensitives and (highly) gifted people when it comes to happiness. Both are sensitive, feel emotions intensely, have a high level of consciousness and are creative thinkers and doers.

During the research for my book about High Sensitivity (hopefully out in October), I discovered that the characteristics of (high) sensitivity and gifted people can overlap.
