Sensitive souls are typically not keen on anger. Anger is a powerful energy. When people blow a fuse, they tend to become very black and white in their thinking and lose their ability to empathize with others. If youre a highly sensitive person (HSP), you probably havent had many good experiences with anger.

Do highly sensitive people get mad easily?

Everyone has pet peeves, but if youre a highly sensitive person (HSP), it can seem like you get annoyed more easily than most. Other traits of an HSP include an ability to feel deeply and empathize easily, Nielsen says. But youre also more likely to feel overwhelmed and annoyed by the world around you, too.

Do HSP have mood swings?

Experts say although HSP doesnt cause bipolar disorder or other mental health conditions, it is more common in affective disorders. As a result, dealing with super sensitivity—feeling distressed by “normal” experiences—or during high-stress times, can often trigger a mood episode and visa versa.

Are HSP selfish?

Love relationships: When a person with BPD or HSP falls in love, they give their entire self over to the other person. The difference is a person with HSP tends to be selfish at the beginning of the relationship, withholding large parts of themselves until they feel safe.

Are you born an HSP?

The scientific term is “sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS). Highly sensitive people are born that way; it is not something they learned. HSP scales for adults and children have been developed and used in research (1).