The Highly Sensitive Person in Love: Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You

Author: Aron Ph.D., Elaine N.Brand: Harmony BooksColor: WhiteFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 288Release Date: 09-01-2001Part Number: 0767903366_usedDetails: Do you fall in love hard, but fear intimacy? Are you sick of being told that you are “too sensitive”? Do you struggle to respect a less-sensitive partner? Or have you given up on love, afraid of being too sensitive or shy to endure its wounds? Statistics show that 50 percent of what determines divorce is genetic temperament. And, if you are one of the 20 percent of people who are born highly sensitive, the risk of an unhappy relationship is especially high. Your finely tuned nervous system, which picks up on subtleties and reflects deeply, would be a romantic asset if both you and your partner understood you better. But without that understanding, your sensitivity is likely to be making your close relationships painful and complicated. Based on Elaine N. Aron’s groundbreaking research on te