What are some of the challenges highly sensitive people face in relationships?
Generally, we find conflict and confrontation highly arousing and therefore tend to avoid it. Due to low self-esteem, we are also more likely to choose a partner who isn’t right for us; we think we can’t get anybody better. We’re bothered more by subtle things such as others’ nervous ticks. Of course, we don’t like to complain about these things and tend to feel bad that they bother us. When in a relationship with someone who’s not highly sensitive, we may be annoyed by their volume of speaking. They may seem too brash and blunt. And to someone who’s not highly sensitive, we’re too subtle, not forward enough. We also attend to other’s needs more than our own, and may be overwhelmed by them.
