From the HSP Health Blog :
Along with the many benefits of our high sensitivity trait, we may also be especially susceptible to anxiety.
One aspect of a highly sensitive nervous system can be a strong startle response, as noted in an item on the Self-Test on the site of Psychologist Elaine Aron, PhD: “I startle easily.”
[Image: Little Miss Muffet.]
Of course, just being easily startled, at any age, is not by itself an indicator of high sensitivity or a ‘symptom’ of anxiety – but there is some research that people who carry a gene that regulates the neurotransmitter dopamine in a certain way have an exaggerated “startle” reflex. Researchers concluded this sensitivity “may, in combination with other hereditary and environmental factors, make them more prone to anxiety disorders.”
"The modern world is often overwhelming and stressful for those of us with sensitive nervous systems." Sensitivity expert and therapist Julie Bjelland, LMFT adds, "Many of us have suffered from the challenges of high stress, anxiety, sensory overload, and mental health and physical health issues. Fortunately, after years of working with and researching Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), I have developed many tools that have not only helped me but thousands of HSPs all over the world move out of survival mode living and into thriving."
Register for her free class "Tools to Help the Sensitive Thrive in a Chaotic World" : find link on the page Free Webinars for Highly Sensitive People https://thecreativemind.info/HSP-Mast...