I've held off on writing this review because I struggle to find the words to describe how powerful reading this book was. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.

There can be a deep feeling of not doing or being enough, or of being high-maintenance or having "issues.Victoria wells up if asked to picture the internal organs of her cat, so I sometimes do this for a bit of fun. While the book is well written it is hard to read and takes some time to work through, with the many exercises and tasks to ponder on. Now the same trait Kagan studied is known by many names: highly sensitive people (HSPs), sensory processing sensitivity, biological sensitivity to context, differential susceptibility, or even “orchids and dandelions” – sensitive people being the orchids. Thankful that this book exists to support those who have always felt more sensitive to the world around them.

It's unfortunate because it seems Aron is a leading figure when discussing HSPs and I had been very much looking forward to this book. I particularly liked Aron's notes on the idea of a warrior-king type of personality and the idea of a more sensitive advisor type of personality and the benefits to society of both. Like many highly sensitive people, I have attempted to deny my sensitivity due to being told off for it as a child and people trying to correct it out of me or put me down for it like I was doing it on purpose and like it was something I was able to change. In this memoir, the author shares with you his experience with depression and what he learns from it.This book by James Williams seeks to help adults understand the world from a highly sensitive child’s perspective. The HSP hashtag has more than 498m views on TikTok, while comedian Miranda Hart tweeted: “When I found out I was HSP it truly changed and saved my life.