Framework
The 3 Highly Sensitive Person types
Sensitivity across four channels: emotion, the senses, other people's states, and the friction of being around them. The types describe depth of processing rather than fragility, which is the part the popular version usually gets wrong.
Take the Highly Sensitive Person test15 questions · 3 min · free
How the result is decided
Every answer feeds one overall score, and that score falls into one of 3 bands. The bands are levels of the same thing, not different kinds of person.
Emotional SensitivitySensory SensitivityEmpathyInterpersonal Sensitivity
All 3 types
The Still Waterabout 25% of peopleYou steady the room by feeling less of it, and sometimes you mistake numbness for calm.
The Thresholdabout 45% of peopleYou feel enough to understand both sides, but you still flinch when asked to hold too much at once.
The Kindlingabout 30% of peopleYou catch fire from every mood in the room, and you haven't yet learned which flames are worth carrying.Is this you?
The Highly Sensitive Person test is 15 questions and takes about 3 minutes. Your result carries your own numbers, not just the name.
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