You may have heard the phrase "highly sensitive person" (HSP) in passing. Based on common sense alone, this label sounds like a person who has strong emotions or is more attuned to their senses. While that is part of being an HSP, there's actually a lot of nuance to what it's like to live with heightened sensitivity. There are particular ways the sensitivity may manifest if you're a cismale HSP.
Highly Sensitive Refuge is a blog dedicated to exploring the ins and outs of life as an HSP. Recently our therapist Katy Dimple Manning contributed to a piece on highly sensitive men.
Read the piece here: