Great book, shows a plethora of tips and tricks on going through life as a sensitive person, would highly recommend, Can't wait for more books from this author.

Being oversensitive, I was curious to learn about the author's take on it but the book was not for me.

As someone who writes extensively on this subject for the UK press this is a timely reminder about how we can (and should!) protect ourselves in what can be an overwhelming world. The author explains (and reassures) in a calm and easily to read manner how it's okay to be sensitive and how to look after yourself in the process. Recommend for those who they are.

Being an overly sensitive person, this book hit home with me in the sense that it helped me relate so much to the author. Reading this book was an enlightening journey , helping me understand how being overly sensitive isn't always bad, and that there are many advantages to being who we are, seeing things so vividly, loving with all our hearts and frankly, thinking more with our hearts rather than our heads.

The author presents a perfect flow of strategies one can use so you can use your sensitivity for good, and to show the potential it has, but this is also helpful to those who don't understand sensitive people and are more rational and logical.

Overall, this was a great read, and I wholeheartedly recommend this to other readers, regardless of how sensitive you may be.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book!

I wanted to read this book as I often feel like I’m over sensitive. This book is for people who are born sensitive, who live their lives vividly through the lens of emotion and with their senses perpetually on high alert. It’s also for those whom others might label ‘insensitive,’ who experience times in their lives when their innate sensitivity is activated and they feel overwhelmed, or sense and feel things they can’t explain.

Based on strategies proven to be effective by scientists and psychologists, combined with her own research including real stories, Theresa Cheung shows you how to unlock the potential of your sensitivity. She’ll guide you through the steps that will transform the challenges of being a gentle person into a strength and shine a light on how traits such as empathy, intuition, creativity and compassion have the power to unite us.

I found this book really helpful with lots of useful tips and suggestions. The Sensitivity Code is a great book for the highly sensitive, anyone who has gone through sensitive times or simply longed for the world to be a little kinder. I can't wait to put some of the things I've learned into practice.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of The Sensitivity Code by Theresa Cheung in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a lovely read, The Sensitivity Code I such an empowering and helpful book. I have always put myself down and people have labelled me as sensitive. So many people have told me to stop and to change myself. After reading this book I think I might be able to appreciate myself more and not put myself down as much. This book has given me a push to look after myself and to treat myself with more respect.

It really highlights the importance of self-love and self-care. I always thought that self-love was selfish and pointless but this book has opened my mind and I am really going to try to look after myself more.
If you think you might benefit from reading this book, I 100% recommend reading it.
Even if this book helps you a little bit, or opens your mind to new things, anything we can do to take care of ourselves is worth it.

Thank you to Kim Nash for my invitation to the tour for this interesting and enlightening book.

The author starts by introducing how to recognise if you are a sensitive person, I found this particularly informative, as I have previously acknowledged this with the help of my counsellor.

Looking at individual case studies really resonated with me. It is helpful on many levels from the identifying traits of being sensitive to acknowledging what people have said to you since a child. It makes you see the positives of being sensitive instead of the negatives.

It also looks at occupations and how some maybe ideally suited but others can be a nightmare. It offers strategies to embrace sensitivity rather than feel it is a weakness, a really good read that you can work through or dip in and out of.

Unlike some psychology books it is very accessible and friendly and nonjudgmental. I will definitely be having a look at this authors other books.

One of my favourite quotes ‘Being different does not mean being broken. Being different is good.‘

This book is amazing and deserves every one of the 5 stars awarded to it.
The author asks some questions to determine how sensitive a person is, and then gives some excellent advice. This includes, but is not limited to, toxic relationships, with psychic vampires. Apparently they feed on sensitive people in particular.
I was moved by the book, and it explained a lot, though I had to learn much of it myself, the hard way. For example the concept of self care is something I learned late in the day, and I could have wished this book was there earlier to give such a concept. A reminder does not hurt though, I feel we all forget to do as much self care as is necessary. I am truly grateful for all the other good advice. It is by far the best book that I have ever read on this topic, and to know that one in five people are classed as sensitive makes me feel that I am not alone. Also the positive aspects of being sensitive more than make up for the pitfalls, and reading this book makes me appreciate them. A surprising and thought provoking read.
I recommend the book wholeheartedly.

I am a rare bird, as I am highly sensitive, a strong empath, and intuitive. As such, I recognize the intention of this book is straight up positive. It might be okay for readers who are trying to determine if they are HSPs or not. It's not the book I would recommend though. I found the tone to be harsh at times. And I didn't like the overall phrasing about sensitive people needing to change themselves. I like to see books on this subject be much more affirming and encouraging. There were definitely parts I found beneficial, such as the connection between sensitive folks and narcissists, as well as boundary setting, and self care. Personal development is never one size fits all, especially for HSPs and Empaths, our abilities and sensitives manifest differently from person to person. The title of "sensitivity code" and reiteration of that throughout the book implied to me that this is what one MUST to do survive being sensitive and that was off-putting, even while other parts of her message were comforting and positive. I found the author's personal anecdotes rambling at times, although I ddi like the inclusion of testimonials from other people. I would not recommend this book for sensitive people looking for support and guidance.

The Sensitivity Code by Theresa Cheung
As a sensitive, intuitive and psychic person who struggles to fit in with every day life, I wanted to read this book to confirm I was ok. As an older woman, I found Theresa's view of sensitives as whimpering wrecks who are totally indecisive alien to me. I have spent most of my life working on myself and am now strong and decisive. As a youngster I was unable to cry but will now cry anything beautiful or moving. I did find Theresa's view a bit one sided and a little annoying. I think, if you are intuitive, you shouldn't be indecisive. The actual Sensitivity Code - I found interesting and would say they were all things I have been using over the last thirty years to change my life significantly., they are just things that take a long time to practice, though worth it is the end. The book did give me the confirmation that I am just more sensitive that many around me and there is nothing wrong with me.

Gentle people need to step out of the shadows and become more visible because the world needs to see and hear them more than ever before. Sensitive people live by a code of compassion, respect for others, love and kindness. This is a philosophy that makes life better for everyone.

According to Theresa Cheung sensitive people need mental training in 12 areas. If you are sensitive you need to - seek validation from yourself; nurture your inner child; love being different; take pride in who you are; observe your thoughts; speak kindly to yourself; set boundaries; learn from the wisdom of your emotions; be your own best friend; take good care of your physical and emotional health; know your safe place; find meaning and purpose in your life; and seek what is joyful every day.

My difficulty with her point is that this list applies to every human not just the sensitive ones.
I liked the way she listed the strengths of sensitive people. I did not like all of the focus on the sensitive person's blind spots or weaknesses. A person can be both sensitive and well adjusted.

I found reading The Sensitivity Code by Theresa Cheung very apt at this moment in time, of our life. It’s a scary world at the moment.

Reading through The Sensitivity Code has brought out a lot of my traits to me personally. It’s truly fascinating how much it’s helped me to learn about myself. Throughout my life, people, including my husband have told me to “lighten up”. Stop taking everything so seriously. I’ve always been a person that has to have things right. Otherwise, what’s the point of doing it? I do prefer my own company to a crowd. I was always the person that felt lonely at a party as a teen.

Just as recently as Friday, I got overly emotional about handing in my resignation letter to my boss at my part-time job. It’s been on the cards for a while, to be honest. It used to make me feel ill letting work down when my girls were sick and I had to stay at home and look after them. Plus I used to feel guilty going to work when they needed me at home. Knowing what I had learned from The Sensitivity Code helped me through Friday. It gave me the confidence to do this. Being a sensitive person is who you are and it won’t go away. But you can learn tips to help you get through situations.

The aim of The Sensitivity Code is to help gentle people recognise their own worth. To give them the coping tools to manage emotions and navigate insensitive environments. To help sensitive people identify the red flags of toxic relationships. It’s truly helped me through the past few tricky weeks. Thank you.

The highly sensitive person is someone who considers endless scenarios before making a decision, who is easily overwhelmed by what’s going on in their environment, who actually feels the emotions of others, and who notices subtle details which others might easily miss. What are the pros and cons of being such a sensitive person? And how are qigong and drawing related?

The cons are perhaps more obvious than the pros. Highly sensitive people may believe that their vulnerability is failure, that they might be compelled to solve everyone’s problems, avoid conflicts, take their thoughts as facts and constantly put the needs of others first….Burnout, even depression are likely outcomes.

On the positive side, sensitive people are truly gifted: they are imaginative, intuitive, honest, generous, dedicated and loyal. All these traits are highly valuable in a myriad of professions and in one’s private life

Sensitive people though might need to face their vulnerabilities and ‘unblock the sensitivity code’ to tackle the cons of their highly sensitive nature. The author suggests being patient and engaging in a variety of exercises and approaches to achieve this. Some techniques resemble techniques from CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), such as considering a thought as a thought and not as a fact. Others include visualisation, mediation and lots of self-care and self-acceptance. Having read the list of suggestions, one cannot help but think of Katie Brindle’s morning qigong classes and midday meditations. Her practices definitely tick the box along self-care, self-acceptance, seeking refuge and dealing with negative thoughts. Another great way of self-care and visualising the inner child is Veronica Rowlands’ Sunday evening drawing classes. Drawing images reminiscent of one’s childhood allows the sensitive individuals to nurture the adult they truly want to be.

The book is a thorough explanation of the highly sensitive individual, the problems they need to wrestle with in their day-to-day life and their amazing gifts they can deploy at work and at home. Once the book talked us through theses basic ideas, it then moves on to offering solutions to this high sensitivity, and to enjoying its pros rather than dealing with its cons. The book, The Sensitivity Code, is written by the renowned Theresa Cheung, and is out in May by Thread Books.

Being an empathic person myself I found this book wasn't really for me as it didn't seem to jive with what I had seen or felt.

That doesn't mean I don't respect the autjors opinion I just found it didn't work as well for me.

It was nice to see a different point of view.