Soft in the centre

Are your feelings easily hurt? Do you still carry cruel words that your friend blurted out years ago? Do people say you’re ‘over-sensitive’ and need to toughen up?

Indeed, those commentators who chunter about the number of ‘snowflakes’ in today’s society might actually be on to something, even though they don’t realise it. Growing numbers around the globe are now recognising themselves as Highly Sensitive People – or HSPs. Around one in five people are super-sensitive to emotions, noise and are highly intuitive.

But rather than seeing being an HSP