Tag Archives: highly sensitive person

How I feel when I feel rejected

Posted on December 21, 2014 by zinemin

Family gatherings and office situations are the main areas in life where I have to deal with the kind of people I find most difficult, and as Christmas is approaching, I am trying to mentally prepare for this. These people … Continue reading →

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A journey into type-A-personality-land and back

Posted on May 23, 2014 by zinemin

Recently I was reading up on the term “type A personalities“, which I have seen used by academic bloggers to describe themselves. Apparently, type A personalities tend to be impatient, short-fused, efficient, organized, status-oriented, very competitive, quite aggressive, and most … Continue reading →

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Six disadvantages of “guess” culture

Posted on January 15, 2014 by zinemin

This post that was linked on Captain Awkward has really taught me something new about life, that I will not forget soon. In short, the idea explained in those posts is that there are two kinds of people: “ask” and … Continue reading →

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Culture clash between introverts and extroverts

Posted on November 17, 2012 by zinemin

I’m an introverted person coming from an introverted family of computer programmers, bike mechanics and accountants. On top of that, introversion is quite accepted in the country I come from, which is probably one of the most introverted countries in … Continue reading →

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On being highly sensitive

Posted on August 19, 2012 by zinemin

Reading about ‘highly sensitive people‘ (HSP) is very calming for me — articles like this one seem to know me very well, and they tell me I am part of a normal variation within the human population. About 10-20% of … Continue reading →

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