Quiz

You get overwhelmed when in a crowd, feeling lots of different emotions.

You have a strong desire to go home but don’t know where that is.

You find it easy to tell when someone is lying and being dishonest.

When you see something sad or traumatic, it can take you a long time to get over it.

You feel drained if you are around certain people.

You get strong first impressions of people of who they really are inside.

You feel sensitive to violence and cruelty.

You can even feel the pain and sadness of animals, especially if they are caged.

You feel that no one really understands you.

You can sense others’ true emotions such as sadness and pain.

You can walk into a room and sense a change in the energy without knowing why.

You can’t stand watching the news or a sad or violent movie because it’s too upsetting.

You sometimes feel like an alien and not sure where you belong.

You experience unexplained aches and pains or feel sick for no reason of your own.

You have a hard time taking care of yourself because you are too busy taking care of others.

You feel like your mood or emotions change when certain people enter a room.

You can feel that your emotions change quickly without understanding why.

People and strangers are drawn to you and tell you things they say they can’t tell others.

You find nature is very calming for you, especially when you are feeling overwhelmed.

You need to have time by yourself to feel balanced.

You’ve had people tell you that you are too sensitive and need to ‘harden up’.

You put others before yourself and feel a strong desire to help, even when you know you are burning yourself out.

Other people don’t understand how deeply you feel and why you can’t “get over it”.

You’ve had many traumatic events in your life and can start to feel numb about it all.