Expanded new edition of the standard work on high sensitivity. About 20 percent of all people perceive the world significantly more intensely than others. However, the special gift of high sensitivity is often experienced as a burden by many affected individuals. Their environment frequently reacts with misunderstanding: Do you always have to be so sensitive? Rolf Sellin's successful practical guide helps highly sensitive individuals understand why they are "different." He reveals how they can deal with obstacles in both their personal and professional lives and utilize their own potential. This provides answers to the ever-present question: How does one cope with high sensitivity? He goes beyond merely describing the phenomenon and presents possibilities and methods for a constructive approach to perception. After all, perception is the greatest gift of the highly sensitive. Reflective questions, experiments, self-tests, and proven methods assist in nurturing this gift. The new edition includes individual updates as well as a new chapter with additional tested methods for managing perception in three typical problem situations for highly sensitive individuals. High sensitivity – the dormant potential. About one-fifth of the population is highly sensitive. Psychologically grounded support for a often unrecognized disposition.