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

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writermala, March 13, 2011 (view all comments by writermala)
A well-researched and well-presented book. Somewhat dry though. Could have been more anecdotal.

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crowyhead, May 7, 2010 (view all comments by crowyhead)
First the good: Aron is at her best when she is helping the reader assess real world challenges and come up with concrete solutions. What do you do when your job overwhelms you? How do you work it out with your spouse or friends when activities they find exciting just overwhelm and overstimulate you? That's good stuff, and I think if you're aware that your personal tendencies are causing you to be stuck in unpleasant or untenable situations, this is definitely a helpful book. It will also be helpful for those who need reassuring that there are other people out there who have the same tendencies and sensitivities. I personally found the chapters on children to be good reading, because many of the traits she described fit me to a T as a child, and it's nice to think of myself as having been something other than a scaredy-kid.

There's a lot here I disliked or felt ambiguous about, however. Aron's writing style makes me grind my teeth (NO ONE should use "alas" that often, particularly not in nonfiction). I'm also still not crazy about the label "Highly Sensitive Person"; I know there are positive connotations to sensitivity, but every time I read Hightly Sensitive Person my mind sort of replaced it with Delicate Flower, which is the opposite of Aron's intent. That might be my own fault, though, based on years of people saying, "Why are you so SENSITIVE?" Additionally, while I appreciated Aron's forays into the possible biological causes of these physical and mental traits, at best the discussion lacks nuance, and at worst she just gets her facts wrong. I felt, reading the brief sections on medication and biology, that she might have been better off leaving out these sections entirely, since her ambiguity comes through really strongly.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780553062182

Author:

Aron, Elaine N.

Publisher:

Broadway Books

Author:

Aron, Elaine

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Self-Esteem

Subject:

Stress Management

Subject:

Self-actualization (psychology)

Subject:

Mental health

Subject:

Stress (psychology)

Subject:

Self-actualization

Subject:

Stress

Subject:

Sensitivity

Subject:

Personal Growth - Self-Esteem

Subject:

Esteem

Subject:

SELF-HELP / Self-Esteem

Subject:

Motivational

Copyright:

1996

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series Volume:

no. 3

Publication Date:

19970631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

272

Dimensions:

8.22x5.52x.71 in. .54 lbs.