# Hochsensibilitaet Fakten
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# High Sensitivity Facts

- In 1996, the first book on **high sensitivity (Elaine N. Aron)** was published, coining the term.
- One in five people **highly sensitive** .
- **High Sensitivity** is hereditary, but can also skip generations.
- The proportion of **highly sensitive persons** men and women is equal.
- **High Sensitivity** is most noticeable in childhood and from approx. 25 years of age. During adolescence (puberty), the **High Sensitivity** is less apparent due to different hormone production.
- 70% of **HSPs (highly sensitive persons)** are introverted –   
  30% are extroverted (see the “Highly Sensitive System“).
- **High Sensitivity** is not an illness, but a personality trait that is important for ensuring human survival.
- Strong sensitization can also arise from a severe life-threatening trauma. This then decreases again after processing the event.
- Many HSPs also have developmental trauma.
- The percentage of up to 20% **High Sensitivity** has also been proven in higher mammals.

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