Neurodivergenz ist kein Trend, sondern der Moment, in dem du merkst: Vielleicht warst du nie „zu viel“ – sondern nur im falschen Raster unterwegs.

Für alle, die sich zwischen Diagnoselabel, Selbstzweifel und „reiß dich doch mal zusammen“ bewegen – und wissen wollen, warum Neurodivergenz mehr ist als eine Social-Media-Schublade.

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#neurodivergenz #neurodiversität #adhs #autismus #masking #mentalhealth #burnout #stress #andersdenken #highlysensitive

"The present study showed that high-sensitivity signaling had different forms. Some of them are descriptive; others are instrumental and aimed at influencing others. The latter were associated mostly with narcissism, while the former were linked to actual sensory processing sensitivity. High-sensitivity signaling to influence others seems to be a narcissistic strategy for obtaining special treatment in contrast to the strategy of the assertive signaling of stimulation needs by individuals with high sensory processing sensitivity (descriptive signaling and self-labeling as an HSP). Personal victimhood signaling and victim sensitivity were higher among individuals high in sensory processing sensitivity and #narcissism, while sensory processing sensitivity in combination with Machiavellianism and #psychopathy was predictive of revenge entitlement."

Moroń, M., Kajdzik, M., & Janik, K. (2024). Signaling high sensitivity: The roles of sensory processing sensitivity, assertiveness, and the dark triad. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 18. https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909241266759

#HSP #HighlySensitive

One of the reasons I can't work in an office is that I'm easily overstimulated or thrown off balance by small things.

I much prefer my own environment, where I have some measure of control over various factors -- temperature, what I'm wearing, how I'm sitting/standing, noise levels, airflow, lighting, whatever.

#HighlySensitive #HSP #Neurodivergent

How to say you're #ActuallyAutistic without identifying as autistic 😎(I scored 100% on this profile - it's the differences in how I perceive & process sensory & other information that are fundamental characteristics of being autistic, for me.)

Like identifying as 'gifted', identifying as 'highly sensitive' is a socially acceptable way for us to understand our differences, be kind to ourselves about things we find difficult, & potentially, to find our tribe. I am all for anything that helps us do this.

These labels also avoid confronting the ableism that makes us feel uncomfortable recognising how much we have in common with our more visibly disabled neurodivergent siblings. *They allow us to continue to deny those parts of ourselves about which we still feel shame. And for which we stigmatise others.

Which is why I identify as #ActuallyAutistic rather than as #HighlySensitive

*edited / expanded for clarity

@actuallyautistic

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-15/what-it-means-to-be-highly-sensitive-person/104471154?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

In speaking to a friend who is likely also highly sensitive, she said that she'd like more information. I sent her the test and will link it here in case it's helpful for someone else.

For me, it's explained so much, and as I've come to embrace it and appreciate those parts that are helpful and learned to cope with those that aren't, I'd like to find people who also see it in themselves.

I've found that leaning into it is helpful by way of self-validating. YES that packaging is awful design (and ready to injure someone), NO this fabric does not breathe, OOF indeed this person is feeling left out (and stop trying to tell me that what I'm sensing isn't what I'm sensing), WHY doesn't anybody else taste/smell this mold/mildew?, and HOW can anyone stand all this noise?

https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/

#HSP #HighlySensitive #Sensitivity #Neurodivergent

I keep mentally returning to this piece on what highly sensitive people need, and the point about beauty has been on my mind.

While I'm not a nature person (my HSP qualities don't like to sweat or insect bites or natural areas where other people are being noisy), I do appreciate a good view or home surroundings.

My apartment is a brown box, and that is draining every day. I don't currently have means to make it beautiful and cozy.

On the other hand, I used to live in an apartment that overlooked a square with a fountain. Behind the fountain on the other side of the street was a church. The sun would rise over the church and the fountain would sparkle with the first morning light. I was always buoyed by that and never took it for granted. It holds a special place in my heart. (I had to leave that place because nearby construction created so much dust it became a health issue.)

When people ask me why I don't "just move" to a certain place, it's impossible to give the reason that it's "not beautiful" because they likely wouldn't understand. Many people treat this need as a "nice to have," and when I say it's necessary they think I'm somehow reflecting entitlement.

I'd like to get better about talking about it, but I'm still stunned into silence when I express how something is important to me and I am dismissed. When someone tells me something is important for them, my first reaction is not to tell them why it shouldn't be.

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/things-highly-sensitive-people-need-happy/

#HSP #HighlySensitive #Sensitive #Sensitivity #Beauty

Study suggests ‘high sensitivity’ label is used by narcissists and psychopaths as a manipulative tactic

Kajdzik, M., & Moroń, M. (2023). Signaling High Sensitivity to Influence Others: Initial Evidence for the Roles of Reinforcement Sensitivity, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, and the Dark Triad. Psychological Reports, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231152387

https://www.psypost.org/2023/08/study-suggests-high-sensitivity-label-is-used-by-narcissists-and-psychopaths-as-a-manipulative-tactic-167391

#highlySensitive #HSP #narcissism