I saw a comment recently about how HSP’s are extremely intelligent. I don’t think the person saying this meant it in an elitist or big-headed way, I get the impression that they were trying to suggest that we have something that sets us apart from the 80% of the population who aren’t HSP’s. We don’t have a higher intellect, no more than anyone else. I believe they were confusing intelligence with intuition as HSP’s are extremely intuitive.
My parents seem to think that I’ve got ESP as I somehow “know” things I couldn’t possibly know. I put it down to my highly sensitive trait. It’s fast becoming a party trick with them as I continue to amaze them with it. I joke with them that it helps having a crystal ball (and I DO have one, it’s the one pictured in this post, but I have it as a decorative item – I don’t actually “use” it).
It’s quite handy that I do have this intuition though, I can avert problems, I can sense when there is something that needs sorting out. I know when one of them will wake up (regardless of when they went to bed), I know when someone is due at the house without having a set time. I blew dad away recently when he woke up at an odd time and as he walked in, I handed him a glass of water. I just “knew” at that time he would get up and need one.
I’m not on my own with these types of things though, almost all HSP’s could do the same thing in the same situation, I’m sure of it – if only they trust in their intuitive self!
Another of my party tricks as I call them is I have an uncanny ability to spot a lie. My success rate would be around 90% I’d imagine, but it’s such a handy thing to have. I wonder if by being intuitive I pick up on micro-expressions, I’m guessing that it would be something like that. I can also spot lies in typing too, I detect subtle changes in the way people type, their typing speed and different fluctuations. Again, being HSP makes me an aware sort of person.
I’m betting I’m not the only HSP who can do these things or other little tricks, I have others but these are by far my favourites as they serve me well in life and the latter alerts me to stay extra alert with certain people.
I don’t always make it known that I’ve spotted the lie, for my perverse fun sometimes I will let it go and see what life it takes on by itself (it’s a nice karmic pay-back for being lied to). I had someone in my life who constantly bragged that they were really good at lying, when they said that I’d think to myself “you really believe that don’t you!”. They’re not in my life any more though, being around people who are habitual liars is too much of a drag.
What are your party tricks?
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