Relationships and highly sensitive people

“I am shy and I don’t start relationships with people normally. I guess I have a way that can seem aloof and sort of cold. They didn’t like me that much, but I never resented it. I was different than they were.”

Actor Kristin Kreuk – about being in high school.

Being highly sensitive may include or even encourage social isolation, and involve more than usual challenges with friendships and romance. True peer relationships may be rare and demanding.

Continued on the Highly Sensitive site.