high sensitivity (was Re: Rightness of place.....)

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 > From: "Donna M" <http://www.hotmail.com/~naface>
 > Date: Mon  Jul 19, 10:29pm
 >
 > Really from: "Donna M" <http://www.hotmail.com/~naface>
 >  > Bill wrote:
 >  > I'd rather spend four days at a cocktail party.  I'd probably be more
 >  > coherent afterwards.
 > 
 > Donna M wrote:
 >  > ++*More* coherent? :P
 > 
 > Bill wrote:
 > Dealing with people can wear me down, but changing environments wear me
 > down a lot faster.
 > 
 > +++I wonder if all INFJs could meet the criteria for "highly sensitive 
 > persons"?  I'm sensitive to both environments and human interaction.

I think I'm a "highly sensitive person".  And perhaps this is why I have
such problems dealing with living in Boston.  The people are just overwhelming.

 > My 
 > energy levels fluctuate erratically, so that I can be all there for people 
 > one day and totally wiped out afterwards. Quite frankly, I wonder if I'm 
 > going to be able to hold down a job after I graduate. Right now, I lie down 
 > for an hour and a half every afternoon...I'm not going to be able to do that 
 > after I leave school. It's not just a physical need-it's also a mental need. 
 >   (I also have a disease that causes chronic fatigue, but I've always been 
 > sensitive to overstimulation) But I know what you mean about being wiped out 
 > after an excursion.
 > 
 > Donna