HSP

Highly Sensitive Person. Not an actual mental disorder or diagnosis. Used by people who want to be labeled with anything to justify their insufferable drama-seeking behavior. They create chaos and arguments out of thin air, and cannot be reasoned with because they must always be the victim. Will flip their sh*t at anything even tangentially perceived to be offensive.

Eve: I hate my hair
Stacy: Your hair looks great!
Eve: Why did you say that? You know I’m having a bad hair day and you’re not respecting my autonomy to feel how I want to feel about my hair. I don’t need your help or advice to tell me what to do with my life.
Stacy: I just gave you a compliment.
Eve: Stop minimizing my feelings! *runs off crying*

Stacy: What an HSP!

by Fariza M. May 18, 2019

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HSP

A HSP is a highly-sensitive person. HSP means that a person is overly sensitive, they feel emotions deeper than people that aren't HSPs. Their environment can overwhelm them, e.g., too much lighting or background noise. They also react strongly to many things, such as insults our things that are "just a joke". Many HSPs can't understand violence and why people are mean, but that's not a bad thing. They just want the world to be a better place. HSPs feel a strong connection to nature, art and animals. HSPs are commonly told to "grow a thicker skin," "just take a joke" or "you're so sensitive,". In many cases, non-HSPs will call them crybabies. That's not the case whatsoever, HSPs just feel emotions deeper than other people. They are similar to empaths.

Person: They're such a crybaby, why can't they take a joke for once?
Friend: It's because they're a HSP, leave them alone.

*not all people who can't take a joke are HSPS!

by moomis December 18, 2021

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