I was watching a programme on TV the other day about bioluminescence
– light emitted by a living creature – in the deep ocean. Truth us, at the start it was on in the background whilst I was doing something else (how very non-HSP?!) and I was paying it scant attention when suddenly my ears pricked up.
The narrator (Sir David Attenborough, no less) began speaking of a new, highly sensitive camera that could see in the darkest depths of the sea. This scientific wonder showed us the wonders of creatures that dazzle with light displays of bioluminescence in areas where it is normally too dark to find and film them.
With this new highly sensitive camera, scientists are able to discover and learn so much more than was possible before. Much like, it struck me, how highly sensitive people can notice and be aware of nuances and subtleties way beyond the sensory reach of the non-HSP population.
It’s easy to see the downsides of High Sensitivity – being an HSP – the tendency for over-stimulation and overwhelm that Sensory Processing Sensitivity can bring. How refreshing I find it whenever I spot reminders of the benefits and advantages of sensitivity. Of seeing high sensitivity as a valuable asset, a Trait to Treasure.
Highly Sensitive Camera – I love you! And humans who had the foresight to value a highly sensitive nature and create you, I love you too!
With love and sensitivity
© Annie Wigman – March 2019