These Things Make Highly-Sensitive People Happy!

A guide to happiness for the sensitive. All people cultivate different ideas of "happiness". For some it is family and partnership, for others success at work. We all master social life with varying degrees of intensity. Some are true butterflies, while others prefer a good book in silence.

However, there is one group of people for whom nothing is easy and everything is difficult from the start. Highly sensitive people live in a world that is much louder, shriller and more demanding than that of the average population. So it would be interesting to know what fills these special people with happiness. We'll give you a few insights in this article.

Minimalism in all walks of life.

Highly sensitive people don't like cluttered workplaces or tables in restaurants that are so decorated there's no room for an espresso cup. What applies to their spatial preferences also applies to their temporal ones. A packed schedule would overwhelm them. They like things light and airy, and preferably anytime, anywhere.

To indulge their creativity without interruptions.

Almost all highly sensitive people cultivate some artistic hobby. They paint and draw, make music or write, do pottery or otherwise indulge in handicrafts. To sink into these leisure hours is the highest happiness for them. But they don't like it at all when they are torn out of their flow and rudely interrupted by real life.

Trustworthy relationships with space.

It is not true that highly sensitive people are modern hermits. However, they reserve the right to be selective in their interactions with others. They prefer to maintain few relationships, but they distinguish them by quality, trust and depth.

Air and space to breathe.

Highly sensitive people suffer more quickly from sensory overload than other people. They need breaks from life, from people and sometimes also from the environment in which they have to stay for a longer period of time. Being able to breathe freely therefore sometimes means taking time out from everything for them.

Meeting other highly sensitive people.

We all enjoy meeting spiritual twins and like-minded people. Since highly sensitive people think from an early age that they are different or that there is something wrong with them, it is always a joy when they meet kindred spirits. Knowing you are not alone with your peculiarities is immensely comforting and gratifying.

Less background noise.

The person who invented open-plan offices might as well have patented them as instruments of torture for highly sensitive people. The same goes for sound systems in shopping malls, train stations and pubs.

The sensitive among us have excellent hearing, so unfortunately they perceive much more background noise than others. The result is living in what feels like an endless cacophony, with one ear always on the verge of hearing loss.

Quality time with your favorite people.

As much as the bulk of humanity stresses and strains them, loved ones recharge their batteries and keep spirits high in the land of hypersensitivity.

Inspiring conversations on profound topics.

Philosophizing about God and the world and everything in between makes hypersensitive people happy like hardly anything else. They love to question the processes between heaven and earth and thus perhaps still get on the track of the secret of life.

Meaningful activities.

For highly sensitive people, work and hobbies must be more than just a means of earning a living or passing the time. Meaningless activities are a waste of time for them.

Ventures with like-minded people.

Highly sensitive people are not by nature passive couch potatoes who never set foot outside their door. But it must be worthwhile for them to face the world more than absolutely necessary.

One of the reasons for putting up with fellow human beings is active togetherness with like-minded people. The handicraft group, the choir, the cooking circle or the workshop on a certain topic. All these activities make the hearts of the sensitive beat faster.

Sufficient "me" time.

We know this point from the highly sensitive and there can't be enough of it for them. What would frighten many people, spending time alone with themselves and their thoughts, is pure pleasure for the sensitive. This allows them to regenerate, process impressions and recharge their batteries for the next social interactions.

The company of animals.

Many highly sensitive people are outspoken animal lovers. They clearly prefer the company of dogs, cats and other pets to that of humans. It fills them with joy and satisfaction to live together with animals, to communicate and to enjoy their unconditional affection.

Delicious food.

A nice meal that is prepared quickly and without effort can put highly sensitive people in high spirits. They belong to the group of people for whom a special mood word has been created, namely "hangry".

It is composed of "hungry" and "angry" and describes the state when the blood sugar level is in a nosedive and the mood follows it. The narrow window of opportunity that remains to counteract this should by all means be used.

Enjoying the wonders of nature.

Those who celebrate inner freedom also need the ideal conditions on the outside. Highly sensitive people feel nowhere more at home than outdoors. They enjoy the peace and quiet and the good air just as much as the feeling of limitless possibilities that being outdoors offers them.

A good night's sleep and a gentle morning.

Most highly sensitive people maintain a constant sleep-wake rhythm. You need this back-up to function at your best in the world that demands so much more from you than the average person.

Good sleep is essential for this, but a comfortable start to the day should not be lacking either. Rushing or stressing, hitting the snooze button again and agian, or getting off to a rushed start in the world doesn't match their idea of a good morning.

Helping others.

Their lives must always make sense. If there's one thing that highly sensitive people can't stand to death, it's waste and lack of perspective. Both therefore have no place in their lives.

Whenever possible, they derive satisfaction from the knowledge that they have made someone else's day brighter or perhaps even a little bit better.

Spending time with happy, satisfied people.

This means people who exude good energy and always see their glasses as half full. This is how the highly sensitive see the matter of social contacts. It fills them deeply with harmony and joy to be surrounded by this type of person, for it serves as contrast to what is often troublesome and arduous enough for them.

Movies, series and books with depth.

When it comes to entertainment, highly sensitive people have very clear ideas about quality. They love to immerse themselves in stories, get to know multi-layered characters and suffer along with the heroes. A good movie and a captivating book are the purest vacation for their minds, which otherwise find it difficult to rest.

Today’s Conclusion:

Happiness lies in tranquility. Those who have come into this world highly sensitive see it with different eyes. All senses are sharper and more finely adjusted than those of the rest of the population. No information escapes these people, no mood goes unnoticed. They live according to their own rhythm, in which mainly silence sets the pace. For highly sensitive people, in silence lies not only strength, but pure happiness. That's it for today.