The Difference Between Highly Sensitive and Hypersensitive | Psychology Today

I took the quiz recommended by the author and scored as likely to be a highly sensitive person. Though I'm not sure I care to think of myself that way but I'll give it more reflection. I have a sister who uses being "sensitive" as her excuse for reactive and deeply unkind behaviors. She's an extremely difficult person to be around primarily because she does not take responsibility for her own feelings or even her actions.

Anyway, the author's parsing out of highly sensitive from hypersensitive was really useful to me. Feel free to share your thoughts on the article.