In this presentation international coach Anastasia D (www.anastasia.tips) talks about the traits of high sensitivity. About 20% of human population are highly sensitive. How do you deal with them at work or at home? Can sensitive people be an asset for your company, or are they the trouble makers? And how do you manage your own sensitivity or the one of your close ones?

1. Sensitivity:
being and dealing with
highly sensitive people
Presented by Anastasia Dedyukhina
www.anastasia.tips
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2. • Are you easily overwhelmed by bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics,
or sirens nearby?
• Do you get rattled when you have a lot to do in a short amount of time?
• Have you ever been told that you’re too sensitive and should just “take
things easier”?
You actually might be a highly sensitive person!
Test: http://www.anastasia.tips/highly-sensitive-person-test.html

3. What is High
Sensitivity?
• This trait is genetically determined (inherited)
• Serves the purpose of survival of species
• Observed in 15-20% of human population and
higher animals
• Both men and women are highly sensitive, and…
• There are ≈1.4 Billion sensitive people!

4. Who’s a Highly
Sensitive
Person?
 Depth of processing
 Overstimulation
 Emotional responsivity/empathy
 Sensitive to subtleties

5. How are HSPs
different?
 Thrive in POSITIVE atmosphere more than others (and are more affected
by negative)
 More intuitive & empathetic
 More aware of what’s around/more conscious (more active insula)
 Have a big picture/holistic perspective & great at synthesizing information
 Process information deeper and notice subtleties
 Able to look beyond their cultural expectations to how things “really are”
 Get exhausted/sick faster
 Must feel fulfilled

6. Dealing with
sensitive
people
 They aren’t “drama queens” & can be introverts or extraverts
 Might seem timid, but are actually processing information
 Need autonomy, fair play and emotional support
 Collaboration, not pressurizing
 Respect their boundaries (space, music, smells etc)
 Great at understanding complex tasks and “connecting the dots”
 Will make great relationship managers
 Are your best advisors, but need encouragement
 Unhappy with cold sales, time pressure and competition
 Get overwhelmed easier & have more stress-related issues

7. Being an HSP.
Where are you
on this scale? The key to a successful career for an HSP is being
able to control as many aspects of your
environment as you can
Overstimulated
/You are unable
to control your
environment
Comfortable/
You have full
control over your
environment

8. Managing your
sensitivity if
you are an HSP
 Time to breath in and out
 Positive like-minded emotionally stable people around is a must
 Be in the nature
 Non-competitive environment
 Coping strategies include diet, regular exercise, spiritual/relaxation
practices techniques, clear boundaries
 Some structure, but not too rigid (i.e. daily rituals)
 Avoid overthinking
 Recognize sensitivity has an advantage (but don’t tell others directly
about it, expecting them to change their behaviour)

9. Want to know
more?
www.anastasia.tips