Elaine N. Aron

Muchos de los grandes artistas y pensadores de la historia de todos los tiempos fueron personas altamente sensibles (PAS). En la actualidad una de cada cinco personas nace con una elevada sensibilidad. Éste es el primer libro que le ayudará a descubrir y comprender este don de la personalidad en usted mismo y que le mostrará cómo obtener el máximo partido de él. Combinando una sólida investigación con la experiencia clínica acumulada durante muchos años, la doctora Aron ofrece tests de autoevaluación, estudios de casos reales, testimonios, consejos prácticos y reflexiones sobre el universo de las personas altamente sensibles y su contribución al desarrollo humano y tecnológico de la humanidad. «Este excepcional libro se dirige claramente a las personas de elevada sensibilidad. Ofrece una perspectiva fresca, un panorama confortante y una propuesta interesante para redescubrir nuestro lugar en la sociedad.» JOHN GRAY, autor de Los hombres son de Marte, las mujeres de Venus. «Todos, hasta los más rudos, deberían conocer el análisis perceptivo que hace Elaine Aron de esta dimensión fundamental de la naturaleza humana. Con un atractivo estilo, la autora nos descubre las muchas facetas de la sensibilidad. Su equilibrada presentación nos muestra los desafíos y las tribulaciones a las que se enfrentan estas personas, y sugiere nuevos caminos para hacer de la sensibilidad una bendición, nunca una desventaja.» PHILIP G. ZIMBARDO, autor de Shyness

Precisa de estar sozinho todos os dias, nem que seja alguns minutos? O barulho e a confusão afligem-no? As pessoas à sua volta acham-no demasiado tímido ou reservado? Se respondeu sim a tudo, há fortes probabilidades de ser uma Pessoa Altamente Sensível (PAS). Mas não se preocupe, faz parte de uma “família” numerosa: estima-se que entre 15 a 20 por cento das pessoas (e, curiosamente, dos animais) partilham este traço de personalidade, “descoberto” há 25 anos pela Dra. Elaine Aron. A autora, psicóloga clínica de renome internacional, e ela própria altamente sensível, dedicou grande parte da sua carreira a estudar as pessoas altamente sensíveis (PAS). O essencial das suas conclusões está neste livro, que começa justamente com um teste genérico para avaliar o grau de sensibilidade do leitor. Uma vez feito o diagnóstico, as PAS encontrarão aqui conselhos práticos para enfrentar a agitação e ansiedade: > Testes específicos para perceber as suas sensibilidades particulares (pois somos todos diferentes). > Ferramentas para reenquadrar as experiências do passado – ou seja, se hoje olhar para a sua infância sabendo que é uma PAS, vai recordá-la de forma muito mais positiva, reforçando a auto-estima. > Dicas para melhor usar a alta sensibilidade.

•Har du stor fantasi og livlige drømmer? •Har du mange ganger hørt at du er for tilbakeholden eller tar på vei for bagateller? •Blir du lett stresset eller føler behov for å trekke deg tilbake? •Er du følsom for alle slags sanseinntrykk? Svarer du ja på dette, er du kanskje ekstra følsom, eller høysensitiv. Det vil si at du har et mer fintfølende nervesystem enn det som er vanlig, et medfødt karaktertrekk hos mer enn 750 000 personer i Norge. I boken gir forfatteren deg en grundig innføring i karaktertrekket og gir deg verktøyene du behøver for å utnytte følsomheten din som en verdifull ressurs. Boken er skrevet av pioneren innen forskning på ekstra følsomme mennesker, til alle som selv er høysensitive, og til alle som omgås dem, enten det er familie, venner, kolleger eller helsepersonell. Foreningen for høysensitive: www.hsperson.no Elaine Arons blogg: www.hsperson.com

The bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of "high sensitivity" in children-and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers.With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of "high sensitivity" and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highly sensitive, and now in The Highly Sensitive Child, Aron shifts her focus to highly sensitive children, who share the same characteristics as highly sensitive adults and thus face unique challenges as they grow up. Rooted in Aron's years of experience as a psychotherapist and her original research on child temperament, The Highly Sensitive Child shows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or schooling, they can become unusually shy or timid, or begin acting out. Few parents and teachers understand where this behavior comes from-and as a result, HSCs are often mislabeled as overly inhibited, fearful, or "fussy,"or classified as "problem children" (and in some cases, misdiagnosed with disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder). But raised with proper understanding and care, HSCs are no more prone to these problems than nonsensitive children and can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults. In this pioneering work, parents will find helpful self-tests and case studies to help them understand their HSC, along with thorough advice on: - The challenges of raising an highly sensitive child - The four keys to successfully parenting an HSC - How to soothe highly sensitive infants - Helping sensitive children survive in a not-so-sensitive world - Making school and friendships enjoyable With chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns through teens, The Highly Sensitive Child delivers warmhearted, timely information for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.

Parenting is the most valuable and rewarding job in the world, and also one of the most challenging. This is especially true for highly sensitive people. Highly sensitive parents are unusually attuned to their children. They think deeply about every issue affecting their kids and have strong emotions, both positive and negative, in response. For highly sensitive people, parenting offers unique stresses--but the good news is that sensitivity can also be a parent's most valuable asset, leading to increased personal joy and a closer, happier relationship with their child. Dr. Elaine Aron, world-renowned author of the classic The Highly Sensitive Person and other bestselling books on the trait of high sensitivity, has written an indispensable guide for these parents. Drawing on extensive research and her own experience, she helps highly sensitive parents identify and address the implications of their heightened sensitivity, offering: - A self-examination test to help parents identify their level of sensitivity - Tools to cope with overstimulation - Advice on dealing with the negative feelings that can surround parenting - Ways to manage the increased social stimulation and interaction that comes with having a child - Techniques to deal with shyness around other parents - Insight into the five big problems that face highly sensitive parents in relationships--and how to work through them Highly sensitive people have the potential to be not just good parents, but great ones. Practical yet warm and positive, this groundbreaking guide will show parents how to build confidence, awareness, and essential coping skills so that they--and their child--can thrive on every stage of the parenting journey.

Are you a highly sensitive person? Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you "too shy" or "too sensitive" according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the Highly Sensitive Person, it's a way of life. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Elaine Aron, a psychotherapist, workshop leader and highly sensitive person herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations. Drawing on her many years of research and hundreds of interviews, she shows how you can better understand yourself and your trait to create a fuller, richer life. In The Highly Sensitive Person, you will discover: Self-assessment tests to help you identify your particular sensitivities Ways to reframe your past experiences in a positive light and gain greater self-esteem in the process Insight into how high sensitivity affects both work and personal relationships Tips on how to deal with overarousal Information on medications and when to seek help Techniques to enrich the soul and spirit.

Are you an HSP? Are you easily overwhelmed by stimuli? Affected by other people's moods? Easily startled? Do you need to withdraw during busy times to a private, quiet place? Do you get nervous or shaky if someone is observing you or competing with you? HSP, shorthand for "highly sensitive person," describes 15 to 20 percent of the population. Being sensitive is a normal trait--nothing defective about it. But you may not realize that, because society rewards the outgoing personality and treats shyness and sensitivity as something to be overcome. According to author Elaine Aron (herself an HSP), sensitive people have the unusual ability to sense subtleties, spot or avoid errors, concentrate deeply, and delve deeply. This book helps HSPs to understand themselves and their sensitive trait and its impact on personal history, career, relationships, and inner life. The book offers advice for typical problems. For example, you learn strategies for coping with overarousal, overcoming social discomfort, being in love relationships, managing job challenges, and much more. The author covers a lot of material clearly, in an approachable style, using case studies, self-tests, and exercises to bring the information home.

Do you have a keen imagination and vivid dreams? Is time alone each day as essential to you as food and water? Are you "too shy" or "too sensitive" according to others? Do noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you? If your answers are yes, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Most of us feel overstimulated every once in a while, but for the HSP, it's a way of life. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Elaine Aron, a clinical psychologist, workshop leader, and an HSP herself, shows you how to identify this trait in yourself and make the most of it in everyday situations. Drawing on her many years of research and hundreds of interviews, she shows how you can better understand yourself and your trait to create a fuller, richer life.

Do you fall in love hard, but fear intimacy? Are you sick of being told that you are “too sensitive”? Do you struggle to respect a less-sensitive partner? Or have you given up on love, afraid of being too sensitive or shy to endure its wounds? Statistics show that 50 percent of what determines divorce is genetic temperament. And, if you are one of the 20 percent of people who are born highly sensitive, the risk of an unhappy relationship is especially high. Your finely tuned nervous system, which picks up on subtleties and reflects deeply, would be a romantic asset if both you and your partner understood you better. But without that understanding, your sensitivity is likely to be making your close relationships painful and complicated. Based on Elaine N. Aron’s groundbreaking research on temperament and intimacy, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love offers practical help for highly sensitive people seeking happier, healthier romantic relationships. From low-stress fighting to sensitive sexuality, the book offers a wealth of practical advice on making the most of all personality combinations. Complete with illuminating self-tests and the results of the first survey ever done on sex and temperament, The Highly Sensitive Person in Love will help you discover a better way of living and loving .

Elaine Aron follows up her bestsellers on the highly sensitive person with a groundbreaking new book on the undervalued self. She explains that self-esteem results from having a healthy balance of love and power in our lives.Readers will learn to incorporate love into situations that seem to require power and deal with power struggles that mask themselves as issues of love. From the bedroom to the boardroom, her strategies will enable us to escape feelings of shame, defeat, and depression; dissolve relationship hostility; and become our best selves.With Aron's clear, empathetic writing and extraordinary scientific and human insight, The Undervalued Self is a simple and effective guide to developing healthy, fulfilling relationships, and finding true self-worth.