The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

“Elaine Aron’s perceptive analysis of this fundamental dimension of human nature is must reading. Her balanced presentation suggests new paths for making sensitivity a blessing, not a handicap.”
—Philip G. Zimbardo, author of Shyness

“Elaine Aron has not only validated and scientifically corroborated high sensitivity as a trait—she has given a level of empowerment and understanding to a large group of the planet’s population. I thank Dr. Aron every day for her having brought this awareness to the world.”
—Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, teacher

“Enlightening and empowering, this book is a wonderful gift to us all.”
—Riane Ensler, author of Nurturing Our Humanity

“Shy people fear being judged or rejected, whereas highly sensitive people have a keen awareness of their environment, frequently becoming overstimulated by it.”
—SELF

“If you are easily overwhelmed by noise, chaos, and emotions; perform poorly when being observed; and require time alone each day as much as you need food and water, there is no need to worry; recent research shows your heightened sensitivity can do you more good than harm.”
—Counseling Today

“The first book that helps readers to identify their highly sensitive trait and to make the most of it.”
—Counseling and Human Development

“Aron combines self-tests with useful, nonclichéd advice on stress control and provocative descriptions of research.”
—Fitness

“At book signings, people have come up to her [Elaine Aron] and said, ‘You’ve saved my life.’”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“Aron’s book is not a fly-by-night, self-help tome, but instead a serious, five-year effort to explore a subject on which little has been done.”
—Portland Oregonian

“This book is a valuable resource for the HSP, as well as those who are trying to understand the HSP.”
—The New Times

Dr. Eliane N. Aron earned her M.A. from York University in Toronto in clinical psychology and her Ph.D. at Pacifica Graduate Institute in clinical depth psychology as well as interning at the C. G. Jung Institute in San Francisco. Besides beginning the study of the innate temperament trait of high sensitivity in 1991, she, along with her husband Dr. Arthur Aron, are two of the leading scientists studying the psychology of love and close relationships. They are also pioneers in studying both sensitivity and love using functional magnetic resonance imaging. She maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Mill Valley, CA.