Positive psychology offers approaches that go beyond reducing highly sensitive person symptoms toward building the conditions for genuine flourishing.
PERMA and Highly Sensitive Person
Martin Seligman's PERMA model identifies five elements of wellbeing relevant to highly sensitive person:
- Positive emotions: Deliberately cultivating joy, gratitude, and pleasure alongside highly sensitive person treatment
- Engagement: Flow states that create absorption and counter highly sensitive person
- Relationships: Quality connections that buffer against highly sensitive person
- Meaning: Purpose that persists despite highly sensitive person
- Achievement: Progress toward goals, even while managing highly sensitive person
Signature Strengths and Highly Sensitive Person
Research shows that using your top character strengths in new ways is a robust highly sensitive person intervention. The VIA Character Strengths survey identifies your strengths.
Integrating Positive Psychology with Highly Sensitive Person Treatment
Positive psychology doesn't replace highly sensitive person treatment — it complements it. Treating highly sensitive person removes obstacles; positive psychology builds the structure of a fulfilling life.