79 Quotes by Elaine N. Aron

It will be implied that this goal is "normal", but it may really be the goal of being like them or like the majority of people, ignoring differences in temperament. A good cognitive-behavioral therapist, however, will be attuned to individual differences...

Reframing is a term from cognitive psychotherapy which simply means seeing something in a new way, in a new context, with a new frame around it.

Watch for the phrase that was almost your “middle name” – the one they would put on your gravestone if given half a chance.

The point is best made by Aristotle, who supposedly asked, “Would you rather be a happy pig or an unhappy human?” HSPs prefer the good feeling of being very conscious, very human, even if what we are conscious of is not always cause for rejoicing.

Being so eager to please, we’re not easy to liberate. We’re too aware of what others need.

Individuation is, above all, about being able to hear your inner voice or voices through all the inner and outer noise.

All virtues have a shadow.

The bottom line is that in those first years you either learned to trust the other, and the outer world generally, or you didn’t.

I am deeply moved by things. I’d hate to miss the intense joy of that.