HSPs apparently are the canaries in the coalmine or the sacrificial lambs
They notice things first before everyone else does due to heightened sensitivity. They might be drawn to caring professions (tradtionally not well paid) and feel the feelings of others...they are people with 'thin skin'
The UK culture and education system apparently tries to breed a bunch of industrial robots that can keep a stiff upper lip and non-reactive demeanour. But that goes against what is natural for HSPs who cant be numbed or told NOT to feel.
HSPs need to learn how to self-soothe and self-regulate because nobody is going to do it for them. Othwerwise meltdown or emotional overwhelm will be common and they can become ill, emotionally. I found this very interesting.
I would say if you are HSP you need a creative outlet. The ARTS and humanities are so important to our existence and wellbeing. if you do subscribe to evolutionary theory, its actually survival mechanism.
in the modern world though that has become based on an agressive market econmy, capitalism etc, these traits are discouraged...its more every man for himself. Thus HSPs dont fit in and are told to change the way they are. This is exhausting for anybody to be told they have to not be who they are to be the same as everyone else, because HSPs are 30 percent of the population according to some studies.
sensitivity is not a weakness, in fact, being highly attuned can be a GOOD thing.
Just some takeaways Ive learned from a book called 'the power of feeling sensitive in a world that doesn't.' by Hannah Jane Walker
May be useful for someone