Anyone born as a hsp?
RotterdamNL
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I would really like to talk with hsp persons around the world.
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Want to find an hsp person? Google an hsp forum.0
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awww how sad this is!! im already on such a forum but not alot of them working out like some of the people here. But yeah, too bad you give such a responce bubba0
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I am only responding in kind.0
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What's a hsp?0
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High Sensitive person
Hyperfang, i dont really understand what you mean because English is not my tongue, was that a positive post??0 -
Thanks for asking, PP, I looked up the acronym and found dozens of applications - some of which were quite amusing, but don't seem to fit the context....0
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High Sensitive person
Hyperfang, i dont really understand what you mean because English is not my tongue, was that a positive post??
No it wasn't. It was snarkiness due to your OP saying to Google what an "hsp person" is.0 -
depending what it is , i thought all of us can be hyper sensitive at times .... or am i missing the point ?0
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My son is, but they call it a sensory processing disorder here. Very sensitive to food textures and likes to touch everything he can to feel all different types of textures.
Also very sensitive to noises, lights, large groups of people and touch.0 -
So anyways Mr. Rotterdam... I checked out your profile and appreciate the way you keep coming back. Good for you. You get back up when you fall down - that speaks volumes to your credit. Keep going, dude. That in itself is motivating. Good luck.
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High Sensitive person
Hyperfang, i dont really understand what you mean because English is not my tongue, was that a positive post??
No it wasn't. It was snarkiness due to your OP saying to Google what an "hsp person" is.
Awww really? damn, i almost changed my mind to your reply but i guess i was right even so, those are 2 different things bro, i never asked you to reply on something you do not understand but i knew people would want to reply that dont understand thats why i gave the google answer, i am sorry if i offended you. I only said that because hsp is so much easier to explain when you look it up in google than when i would have explained it here.
No worries, i know most people dont know what hsp is or understand what it is just looking for maybe just 1 person that does understand and im happy and my post is young hmm ok maybe not in internet terms but even so, my post my terms gheghe 0 -
They can call it all they want, i know how it is and so will he when he is old enough, want a really good advise? Because i would have wanted that if i had parents who realised i was hsp. Read alot about it and than tell him you understand. Hsp is not easy to live with which you can already can understand in a few post here, imagine a whole world around you where noone know what it is.My son is, but they call it a sensory processing disorder here. Very sensitive to food textures and likes to touch everything he can to feel all different types of textures.
Also very sensitive to noises, lights, large groups of people and touch.
"Also very sensitive to noises, lights, large groups of people and touch." that sounds like a typical hsp, dont judge him on that but rather try to understand. How old is your kid? He probably scores below averages but yet he is highly intelligent.
Ms Red, I try to get back up everytime but it is getting harder and harder0 -
Do you mean "hypersensitive" in a physical sense or perhaps you mean emotionally hypersensitive?
Also, ich sehe dass du dich RotterdamNL genannt hast. Natürlich ist deine Mutterzunge nicht Englisch sondern Niederländisch.0 -
Are you from the States or any English speaking country because you just made a typical mistake, we dont speak German which you just did.
Naturlich ist meine Mutterzunge nich English aber es ich nich Deutsch oder. Ik spreek Nederland en geen Duits
No biggy, i've seen alot of movies and on the internet where they switch German with Dutch haha x
Hsp, is, High Sensitive Person, it means our nerve system is more sensitive than "normal"people but it goes way beyond that
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They can call it all they want, i know how it is and so will he when he is old enough, want a really good advise? Because i would have wanted that if i had parents who realised i was hsp. Read alot about it and than tell him you understand. Hsp is not easy to live with which you can already can understand in a few post here, imagine a whole world around you where noone know what it is.My son is, but they call it a sensory processing disorder here. Very sensitive to food textures and likes to touch everything he can to feel all different types of textures.
Also very sensitive to noises, lights, large groups of people and touch.
"Also very sensitive to noises, lights, large groups of people and touch." that sounds like a typical hsp, dont judge him on that but rather try to understand. How old is your kid? He probably scores below averages but yet he is highly intelligent.
Ms Red, I try to get back up everytime but it is getting harder and harder
I was just stating that they call it by other names, not trying to be rude or anything.
My son is 3 now. He had 3 brain surgeries at 10 months old and has also been diagnosed with a mild form of autism.
He also has a speech delay.
We work with a lot of professionals on trying to find ways to best help him. We are very patient with him and don't judge him at all and are very understanding.
He has been through a lot, but none of it means we love him any less.0 -
Man, you sound like really good parents!!! And i am sorry if i gave the impression that you sound rude because i really dont think you were!
I cannot judge in this situation because hsp is a born character trade and have no idea how it would evolve when a child has brain surgery.
IF he would be born with hsp he is probably highly intelligent but just cant show it in our world the way "the modern western world like to see"
In all honesty, i dont wish any child such mountain to climb at such young age, if he would grow up with parents like you and could blend in society as we all "need" to he is such a special boy wich i already know he is for you guys!
One of your sentences "We work with a lot of professionals on trying to find ways to best help him. We are very patient with him and don't judge him at all and are very understanding. "means alot to me, not every kid is blessed with parents that talk and think like that 0 -
Thank you, that is nice to hear.
I can't say it isn't tough. But I know it's harder on him than anyone. The hardest part of being a parent to a child who is considered different or not "normal" (I hate that word, because come on, what is normal anyways?) is the judgment from other people.
Being a parent makes you naturally defensive about your child, so when he is judged I automatically get defensive and angry.
We've had a lot of strangers try and share their opinions with us, those people need to just back off.
We still want him to experience as much as possible. We take him every where we go, do vacations like any typical family. But we limit our time depending on how much of it he can handle. He can often get over stimulated by all of it.
from the way your talking, It sounds like maybe your parents didn't understand? I hope that's not the case, but I hope you know there are people out there that understand what you've been through.0 -
Well... i grew up when there was no internet and no knowledge of hsp. I was considered as a problemchild. Growing up with a mother and a *kitten* of a stephfather it wasnt easy.
They didnt knew what was going on with me because the term hsp wasnt stated till somewhere in the 90's. You described a couple things he has so i also assume he hates authority in any form. I can promise you he will understand one day but not any time soon.
usually when you deal with "experts" you deal with people that learned their knowledge from books, i can only advise to look on the internet for parents with similar kids because those "experts"dont know **** unless they are hsp theirself. In my country their are a couple of hsp experst so im sure in a country as big as yours there must be some as the one that stated the term hsp was a American. But besides that, i would research alot on the internet and read books about hsp (if you havent already) if you want to understand your child.
I know it probably sucks that you cant do it like "normal"parents but i promise you the extra effort you put in it now will pay off when he gets older. Dont ask me why i just know, your kid would understand
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Are you from the States or any English speaking country because you just made a typical mistake, we dont speak German which you just did.
Naturlich ist meine Mutterzunge nich English aber es ich nich Deutsch oder. Ik spreek Nederland en geen Duits
No biggy, i've seen alot of movies and on the internet where they switch German with Dutch haha x
Hsp, is, High Sensitive Person, it means our nerve system is more sensitive than "normal"people but it goes way beyond that
Yes, I am from the States but you also made a typical mistake. I do know the difference between Dutch and Deutsch. I simply do not speak Dutch, but I figured you did and could also speak some Deutsch. 0 -
Are you from the States or any English speaking country because you just made a typical mistake, we dont speak German which you just did.
Naturlich ist meine Mutterzunge nich English aber es ich nich Deutsch oder. Ik spreek Nederland en geen Duits
No biggy, i've seen alot of movies and on the internet where they switch German with Dutch haha x
Hsp, is, High Sensitive Person, it means our nerve system is more sensitive than "normal"people but it goes way beyond that
I am diagnosed as such, with the resulting anxiety disorder that goes along side it. If I get overexposed, guaranteed anxiety attack... so I try to avoid triggering situations. I was getting better, but the last few months have been *REALLY* difficult and I've had some setbacks. So right now, I'm pretty much avoiding crowds, lights, loud noises, etc. Which will be fun because in February, I'm going to back to back club concerts. On the same night.
Fortunately, music does NOT seem to be a trigger, because it's my whole life. We'll see though - I haven't gone out since September, and prior to that, I was able to manage front row at heavy industrial shows and not panic. But get me in a semi-crowded restaurant, and I pass out in the bathroom after throwing up. *grumble*0 -
Interesting topic. I've never heard of this before but just did some reading on it. Loud noises, crowds, lights, smells and the like can send me into an anxiety attack and make me extremely tense. Even loud chewing of food hits my last nerve to the point I have to get away from it. My husband can never understand why I can't be in the same room if he is watch a movie with certain sounds or actions. I generally watch "mindless" shows - House Hunters, Food network, stuff like that that is calm. I can sit and watch a sunset in the quiet for as long as it is there and be total happy.
I feel for you OP and hope you find the support you desire. I'm going to do more reading on the subject.0 -
Maybe you could track down a former user here, goes by the name EccentricDad. DEFINITELY a hsp!!0
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I am a preschool teacher and have had many children in my class over many years who have had Sensory Processing Disorders. I'm very familiar with it from the other side, not having experienced it myself but just from advocating for children with it and from working closely with these children for the last 25 years.0
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ME.
I almost feel kind of lame assigning this label to myself, because to be honest, it sounds kind of whiny when you just sit down and read about it at a stretch. But it's pretty much undeniable at this point. I'm a classic INFJ introvert and I've read that it is common for introverts to also fit the HSP definition.
My big thing is movie theaters. I can't go to the movies anymore. Every person annoys me it seems. Dude texting over there, woman with a cough over here. Dear lord, someone brought a baby! Stuff that other people don't even notice. I'm also big on smells. I used to live in an apartment with shared ventilation and it pissed me off when my neighbor would make fajitas every day of the week (literally.)
I teach middle school, so I spend about half of my day telling kids to stop tapping. Drives me nuts. I used to get annoyed with my roommates when they would put jeans in the dryer with nothing else. Clank. Scrape. Clank.
So yeah, I feel ya. Hate to admit it, but I do.0
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