# Highly sensitive person - Boktips
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In her national bestseller, **_The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You_**, author

](http://www.vattumannen.se/Search.aspx?q=The%20Highly%20Sensitive%20Person)[Elaine Aron](http://www.hsperson.com/pages/aron_bio.htm)

[defines a distinct personality trait that affects as many as one out of every five people. According to Dr. Aron's definition, the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in his/her surroundings, and is more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment. Additionally, she says, the success of _**The Highly Sensitive Person**_ is cause for celebration: "We've done it ourselves. And not surprisingly, since we are 15 to 20 percent of the population - that's fifty million in the United States. Highly sensitive people are real, we exist, and we've proven it. That alone is something to celebrate."](http://www.vattumannen.se/Search.aspx?q=The%20Highly%20Sensitive%20Person)

## Comment 1
Author: Hoppfull

Hm... kanske vore nå't... Tack för tipset!