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In Reply to: Personal space posted by Closing up on November 27, 2006 at 00:05:37:
Interesting conversation you've sparked. The title of your original post "Personal Space" is most appropriate, as it is something I absolutely need as a Highly Sensitive Person.
I have just finished reading an excellent book with that title that has helped me tremendously. I now understand why I need that personal space. I was at a wedding recently and someone who knows a bit about my background recommended I read it. The instant I heard that title I knew it was for me. I immediately saw myself on the first page and on almost every page after that. It has helped me understand a lot about myself and explained many aspects of my life, both in and out of the cult. If you have ever been told, as I have most of my life, that you're just "over reacting" "too sensitive for your own good" "overly sensitive" "a cry baby" etc., then you might also be a HSP.
The author's website here http://www.hsperson.com/ describes her work and includes a short self-test to determine if you have this trait.
I read a library copy, but this book is so important for me that I'm going to purchase it. In the last chapter on Soul & Spirit, she even cites Victor Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning", my favorite book on spirituality. Most of all, what I've come to learn from the book is that this trait has many positive aspects, whereas I had for the most part always only focused on its negative aspects. This new knowledge has started to make me feel better about myself, and that's a good thing.
