Self-test

Are you a highly sensitive person?

Check the statements you recognize in yourself. It takes less than a minute, and offers a pointer – not a diagnosis.

Being highly sensitive isn’t a flaw and it isn’t a diagnosis — it’s a personality trait researchers call sensory processing sensitivity. The test below is inspired by the categories commonly used in established self-assessments of high sensitivity. Answer based on how you usually feel, not how you feel today.

Self-test for high sensitivity
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This test is not a diagnostic tool and doesn’t replace a professional assessment. It’s meant as a way to check in with yourself.

The categories in this test are inspired by research on sensory processing sensitivity, a concept first described by psychologist Elaine N. Aron in the book The Highly Sensitive Person (1996).

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