Military families carry unique highly sensitive person burdens — often invisible to civilian society but real and significant.
Highly Sensitive Person Challenges Unique to Military Families
- Deployment separation: Repeated separations create attachment disruption and anxiety for all family members
- Reintegration: Return from deployment requires major readjustment, often triggering highly sensitive person
- Frequent relocation: PCS moves disrupt social supports that protect against highly sensitive person
- Secondary trauma: Living with a service member with PTSD or highly sensitive person creates secondary psychological impact
Children in Military Families and Highly Sensitive Person
Military children are resilient but face significant highly sensitive person risks. School changes, parent absence, and exposure to parent's highly sensitive person all require specific support.
Resources for Military Family Highly Sensitive Person
Military OneSource, Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC), and installation behavioral health services provide free or low-cost highly sensitive person support for military families.