HSP Books List
5 of the best books about what High Sensitivity is and how to flourish while being Highly Sensitive.
#1 The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person is a revolutionary bestseller by Dr. Elaine Aron about the scientific origins and traits of features of High Sensitivity, as well as tips on how to thrive. Eye-opening, life changing and certainly a must read for those who are sensitive, or their loved ones.
#2 The Highly Sensitive Person in Love
The Highly Sensitive Person In Love allows a deep understanding of relationships between highly sensitive and highly sensitive people, or highly sensitive and not sensitive people. It discusses gender issues and how they relate to sensitivity. It unlocked years of relational confusion for me. Relational must-read for highly sensitive people.
#3 the highly sensitive person's guide
to dealing with toxic people
From Summary on Amazon: In The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, you’ll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing. You’ll also discover targeted tips to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people:
#4 The Highly Sensitive Man
From Summary: "Highly sensitive people think deeply, empathize instinctively, and behave in an ethical way that benefits everyone. Today, with the negative effects of "toxic masculinity" and aggressive behavior in evidence all around us, we need highly sensitive people--especially men--more than ever."
#5 Sensitive
From Summary: By the creators of the world's largest community for sensitive people, Sensitive teaches us how to unlock the potential in this undervalued strength and leverage it across the most important areas of our lives: in friendships and relationships, the workplace, leadership, and parenting. Through fascinating research and expert storytelling, Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo show readers that the way to thrive as a sensitive person is not to hide their sensitivity, but to embrace it--and they demonstrate how to do that in each area of life. Weaving together actionable advice, relatable anecdotes, and the latest scientific research, Sensitive shows readers how leaning in to their sensitivity unlocks a powerful "boost effect" to launch them ahead in life. It hands them the tools and insights they need to thrive as a sensitive person in a loud, fast, too-much world.
