what do you think of the term HSP ('highly sensitive person')
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i've literally only ever heard kanye west use the term & i've heard people imitating him use it
and it's definitely the type of concept that surely has like a 3 week shelf life if it ever gets into 'the culture'
all of that that said
i think it's a thing? would be into takes
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like if I just say "i'm an HSP" with no caveats is this a shibboleth or cultural signal of me being in some group
feels kind of like calling yourself an empath
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spicy hot take from the attachment course: "empath" = anxious / preoccupied attacher 
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i've heard the term before in hippie communities, idk if it's common enough that it has clear signaling value but sooner or later it's gonna be a pretentious way of saying empath. i also think it's pointing at a real thing, which maybe "anxious / preoccupied" is better label for
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IMO empath & anxious/preoccupied don't quite convey the sensory aspect of HSP?
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hmm wonder if there's like a more anxious-flavored version of HSP and a more disorganized-flavored version of HSP then? sensory issues are a cPTSD thing afaik (?) and the attachment guy says cPTSD ~ disorganized attachment