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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
Would you fit the definition of a Highly Sensitive Person? Is there some information in books about HSP that might be helpful in your situation?
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There's several traits that I've read that don't fit me. I don't avoid violent media. I enjoy violent video games and I don't mind violence in TV/movies most of the time. I don't have issues with (normal) pain. I had a simple medical procedure done that the doctor tried to talk me out of because of how painful it was. It hurt, but I wasn't too bothered by it. He and the nurse were surprised by my pretty much non-reaction. Same with a doctor/nurse I went to about a burn that got infected. She was wondering how in the world I could stand the pain and I'm just thinking it didn't hurt that much. And as for empathy/conscientiousness, I don't know how much I really have. I think I've learned empathy (or at least how to show it better) through my job, but for example, I don't really know how to comfort people when they're upset.
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Originally Posted by Shazerac
Perhaps it would help if you got assessed by a professional? There are many reasons why you could be so sensitive. Aspergers and autism sometimes present as being touch adverse.
I'm bipolar and when I'm feeling manic or depressed i become extremely overwhelmed by outside stimulus. Touching anyone sets my teeth on edge. Smells, sounds, even bright colors distress me.
We're not doctors, so we can't say what is going on with you. But we can listen  |
I would like to, but the only one qualified in the area is religiously aligned and I have no idea if that means they use religion with every client or just for the ones who request it. I'm also not sure if they can do an accurate assessment without detailed accounts of my childhood. I only remember some of it and I'm not sure if it's all 100% accurate.
The thing is with the sensory issues, it's usually certain noises, not necessarily just loud noises (loud noises can bother me though). Like someone washing dishes is not necessarily loud but bothers me more than most sounds. With touch, it's the pressure of touch rather than all touch. If I'm upset, someone touching me to comfort me is probably going to cause a violent reaction unless I'm warned first.
I've thought Aspergers was possible because of my higher IQ, more narrow interests, sensory issues, episodes that could be considered "meltdowns", being told I lack empathy (which may be more that I lack knowing how to show empathy), I can't tell when people are lying, and general difficulty in learning social and life skills. My partner we're pretty sure has Aspergers (like 99.9% sure, he just doesn't want it officially on his "record" so to speak so he didn't get the official diagnosis) and he makes more sense to me than most people. I have never seen anything other than an Aspie and a non-Aspie will have a difficult relationship especially with communication and we don't. His thought process makes sense to me most of the time.