![]() ![]() At that point, I had spent a considerable amount of time and money getting facials and buying topical skin products that didn’t seem to address the root cause of my problems. Nigma and was newly focused on prioritizing my skin and health. Her books, including Second Sight and Thriving as an Empath and a growing number of blogs and films have given those who feel more deeply attuned to their environment a voice and sense of validation and empowerment. Nigma Talib, ND (drnigmatalib): 'I had just turned 30 when I met Dr. Orloff went on to coin the term “energy psychiatry” to explain how some people’s mental health can be affected by subtle energies in their environment. ![]() A whole new exciting world opens up when empaths discover who and what they are and can begin to embrace themselves.” In 1997, during a psychology class, my college professor. “It felt liberating to know there wasn’t something ‘wrong’ with me and I had nothing to be ashamed about. Highly sensitive people are deeply impacted by the feelings of others, and often believe they can intuit another person’s emotions. “She told me I was an intuitive empath,” Orloff recalls. 1 Some refer to this as having sensory processing sensitivity, or SPS for short. Moss was the first adult to frame Orloff’s sensitivity as a positive ability. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a neurodivergent individual who is thought to have an increased or deeper central nervous system sensitivity to physical, emotional, or social stimuli. A turning point came when the young Orloff met Dr Thelma Moss while working at an intuition lab at UCLA. Unsurprisingly, Orloff preferred spending time with one best friend over groups. ![]() They also caused anxiety, depression, aches and pains. I am easily overwhelmed by strong sensory input. Crowded places, like shopping malls, with their noise and overstimulation, exhausted her. The Official HSP Quiz (courtesy of Elaine Aron) If you answer yes to more than 14 questions, you are likely highly sensitive. “I was criticised for being overly sensitive and told to get a thicker skin,” she says. As a child Orloff felt there was something wrong with her. It was a search that grew out of her own experience. For at least an hour or two before bedtime, shut down all electronic equipment and engage in calming activities, such as reading an uplifting book, Zeff said. Dr Judith Orloff, a US-based psychiatrist and author, has spent decades investigating such questions. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is a neurodivergent individual who is thought to have an increased or deeper central nervous system sensitivity to physical, emotional, or social stimuli.1 Some refer to this as having sensory processing sensitivity, or SPS for short. ![]()
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