Why Sensitive People Get Traumatized So Easily

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00:00 – Intro
01:32 – Different Scales of Pain
03:04 – Why Common Advice Doesn’t Work
05:40 – Visceral Hypersensitivity
07:45 – You Lack Cognitive Bias
09:18 – (no title found for this timecode)
12:01 – How to Approach This Problem
15:22 – Altering Factors
16:53 – How to Develop Self-Confidence
17:29 – PTSD and Sensitivity
19:16 – Mental Techniques
20:02 – Developing Internal Self-Esteem

Citations:
Acevedo, B. P., et al. The highly sensitive brain: an fMRI study of sensory processing sensitivity and response to others’ emotions. (2014)
Acevedo, Bianca et al. The functional highly sensitive brain: a review of the brain circuits underlying sensory processing sensitivity and seemingly related disorders. (2018)
Akbar, A., et al. Review article: visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic agents. (2009)
Kanazawa, M., et al. Visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome. (2011)
Kim, Y. H., et al. The Better-Than-Average Effect Is Observed Because “Average” Is Often Construed as Below-Median Ability. (2017)

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