Creative people are often highly sensitive. Psychologist Elaine Aron, PhD summarizes the personality trait of high sensitivity (sensory processing sensitivity): “Your brain processes information and reflects on it more deeply.” She thinks all Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) “are creative, by definition.” In this short overview, I include quotes from my interviews with other psychologists: Cheryl Arutt and Ted Zeff.

1. Creative People
and
High Sensitivity

2. Presenter :
Douglas Eby
M.A. / Psychology
Creator of the
Talent Development Resources
series of sites :
talentdevelop.com

3. Psychologist Elaine Aron, PhD
summarizes high sensitivity
(sensory processing sensitivity):
"Your brain processes
information and reflects on it
more deeply."
She thinks all Highly Sensitive People
(HSPs) "are creative, by definition."

4. The Highly
Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.
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Also see video and post:
Elaine Aron on the trait of
high sensitivity

5. Creativity Coach Lisa A. Riley:
"Throughout my practice, I have
encountered a connection between
highly sensitive people and their own
creative impulses."
From her article :
Highly Sensitive Personality
and Creativity

6. Actor Jessica Chastain ("Zero Dark
Thirty"; "The Help" and other movies) :
“I’m very sensitive in real life. I cannot not
cry if someone around me is crying…even if
it’s not appropriate. I have that thing in me, a
weakness or sensitivity.”
Elaine Aron declares that HSPs (highly sensitive persons)
“do cry more readily than others. It was a strong finding
in our research."
From post: Jessica Chastain and High Sensitivity, Crying and Creative People

7. Winona Ryder :
"You go through spells
where you feel that maybe
you’re too sensitive for this
world."

8. Clinical and forensic
psychologist Cheryl Arutt is
a media consultant, and
specializes in trauma
recovery, fertility and
creative artist issues.
Hear our longer interview:
Psychologist Cheryl Arutt on Creative Artist Issues

9. Ted Zeff, Ph.D. has more than 25
years experience counseling
sensitive children and adults.
Hear more of our interview in post:
Dr. Ted Zeff on how people can
benefit from being highly sensitive

10. The Strong, Sensitive Boy: Help Your
Son Become a Happy, Confident Man
The Highly Sensitive Person's
Companion: Daily Exercises for
Calming Your Senses in an
Overstimulating World

11. I’m sensitive
And I’d like to stay that way
Jewel - in her song “I’m Sensitive”
Both creativity and being sensitive are on a spectrum – a range of
different levels. And simply being sensitive does not mean you
are necessarily productively creative or an artist.
From webpage: Being Highly Sensitive and Creative book

12. See more topics - with notes, SlideShare
presentations and other resources on the page :
Creative People: Personality and Mental Health