Highly Sensitive People in an Insensitive World, 2nd Edition - by Ilse Sand (Paperback)

About the Book

In this new edition of her bestselling guide on what it means to be a highly sensitive person, Ilse Sand encourages other highly sensitive people to embrace their unique creative potential. It is full of new activities to support wellbeing, cope with overwhelm and boost self-esteem for highly sensitive people.

Book Synopsis

In today's fast-paced and increasingly public society, we are expected to have the energy to manage a packed work schedule and a large network of friends, both online and offline, day and night. If you find yourself struggling to live up to, or even enjoy, these non-stop social expectations, then the brand new extended edition of Ilse Sand's Highly Sensitive People in an Insensitive World is for you.

Written for highly sensitive people, the book explains the characteristics of being highly sensitive and how to overcome common difficulties, such as low self-esteem and the exhausting effects of socialising. This newly updated edition is full of the most up-to-date research on what it means to be highly sensitive, material on stimulation and creativity, and an abundance of new, transformative exercises and tools to help you cope with overwhelm, improve your wellbeing, and appreciate the unique advantages of high sensitivity.

Review Quotes

Deeply resonant and transformative. It has given me a profound understanding of myself and helped me realize that being highly sensitive is not a flaw but a unique trait.--Reader review

From the bottom of my heart: thank you. This book might just be saving my life.--Reader review

Helped me understand myself and reassured me that I am not alone. I am now beginning to accept who I am and to find happiness living how I need to live.--Reader review

Ilse Sand reframes sensitivity as a strength. With new research and exercises, this edition offers practical tools to manage overwhelm, enhance creativity, and cultivate self-acceptance, making it essential reading for highly sensitive people.--Cindy Gale, HSPconnect.app founder and psychotherapist to HSPs

I felt like I was looking into my inner self.--Yuriko Ishida, actress and essayist

This book will be a go-to resource that I will be recommending to all the HSPs I work with; whether they are just discovering what it means or if they've been aware for a while. It provides a perfect balance of inspiration, research, and encouragement for those of us wanting to better understand our trait so that we can be more effective and positively impactful in our own lives and the lives of those around us.--Andy Mort, songwriter and founder of the-haven.co, an online community dedicated to inspiring and encouraging HSPs to explore and express their creative spirit

A book written for HSPs addressing the various facts, joys and challenges of an innate trait. Particularly useful for sensitive people whose anxiety has made it difficult to fully be present in the world or who are struggling to overcome historical obstacles and reach their potential.--Barbara Allen-Williams, Founder, Growing Unlimited Consultancy, Mentor and author on high sensitivity. (www.growingunlimited.co.uk)

About the Author

Ilse Sand is a psychotherapist, public speaker and author of several self-help books. She specialises in counselling highly sensitive people. She is based in Denmark.