I didn’t check the answers that didn’t make sense to me. What the heck is a rich complex inner life? But being moved by music and having to retreat a lot are strong traits of mine. Lately there is so much noise around here that I had to take 5 minutes halfway through reading this thread to lay down and relax.
The books may or may not be junk (her claim that it’s genetic is just screaming for someone to demand a cite) but it’s fun IMO to take these quizzes, whether or not they ultimately mean anything.
I didn’t take the test, but I do have the original book. I hate the fact that I’m pretty sensitive, but I really am. I cried a lot as a baby and a child. I wouldn’t write the book off as a crock, since it has helped me to understand why I react the way I do to certain things.
It also helped me be less conscious and tolerant of my silly self. However, one thing I think I do that the book doesn’t really advocate (it might, it was a long time ago that I read it) is for certain “stimuli”, rather than avoid it, I try to expose myself to it more. I become desensitised to it, such as the hustle & bustle of the city. I guess I try to, where it’s not productive to hang on to it, overcome the sensitivity. I don’t feel it’s all or nothing.
I kind of think the “rich, inner life” description is goofy, though.
My verdict: The book is useful if you feel you are overly sensitive or frequently overwhelmed by life and would like to come to terms with it and develop some coping mechanisms.
Score 19 (oh, and ignored the “rich, complex inner life” bit of fluffy yukkiness). Hmmm somehow I don’t think I feel moved to buy her many books though.
I scored a 20, which puts me in the Highly Sensitive range.
It interesting because most of what I consider “growing up” or “maturing” that I’ve done is specifically schooling myself to be less sensitive. More thick-skinned, less likely to take things personally, more able to juggle a lot.
It’s one thing to understand yourself enough to know what you need to be comfortable, another to not be willing to go outside your comfort zone.
23 Highly sensitive However, I think I also have better hearing and light sensitivity than most people, so a lot of that is organic, not personality driven. It doesn’t make me special, at any rate. It’s simply annoying.
I didn’t read the rest of the web site to see what they are selling, but I scored as I expected to–the self assessment seemed to be asking the same questions you’d get for a Myers-Briggs assessment on the Introvert/Extrovert scale.
I don’t care to read the author’s books, and I dislike online tests, but I have been told my entire life that I’m “too sensitive, too thin-skinned, have to get thicker skin” and so on. Usually after someone has been cruel and covered up for their cruelty by claiming they were just having a bit of fun.
I feel what I feel. I figure I’m allowed to feel what I feel. I hate being told I shouldn’t, because it adds another layer of wrongness to my self-image.
Yes, I think that’s the problem I have with this site. Being aware that I am a sensitive person and looking after myself is good; using it as an excuse is bad.
somehow I don’t think I feel moved to buy her many books though.