By Andrea Runyan. College is a crucial time in life and doing well, both in classes and in general life, can have large ramifications for the rest of one's life. Yet it can be hard to succeed when overly stressed, distracted, unable to sleep well, or emotionally distraught due to issues related to being a Highly Sensitive Person.

Many interviewers and entertainment writers have described Twilight Saga actor Kristen Stewart as “cautious” and “shy” - even a “Self-proclaimed introvert.” I am not presuming Kristen Stewart is shy, introverted or highly sensitive, and I don’t know her personally. But just from my gut reaction to seeing her in movies and interviews, she does seem to have all those traits, like many other very talented actors.

Winona Ryder admits there have been times when she has thought, “I’m too sensitive for this world right now; I just don’t belong here. It’s too fast and I don’t understand it.”

Many artists, including actors, are highly sensitive and use this personality trait to be more creative. But it can also lead to being emotionally overwhelmed, if you don't take care of yourself.

Why is it that when we know our limit on something and if we go beyond that, we’ll feel like “junk”?  For example, I experience many food sensitivities – gluten, diary, caffeine, sugar, nightshades, soy, and corn. Here’s the situation: because my body prefers that I do not eat the aforementioned items I can indulge in a TINY bit of dark chocolate.  Key word: TINY. Any more than that it is the OPPOSITE of anxiety therapy! It is an anxiety cause.

by Kathy Moore, About.com. I see many clients in my practice as a hypnotherapist and consultant that are overwhelmed by or stuck in some intensely negative, recurring emotion-- especially guilt. Some exhibit such intense and unexplained sorrow they say things like, "I've been crying all week for no reason!" I would characterize most, if not all, of these clients as: highly spiritually evolved, accepting responsibility for their own lives, serious about working through their issues and open-minded.

By Cheryl Richardson. "Your sensitivity is your greatest gift.  Protect it." Knowing and respecting my sensitive side is an important way that I practice extreme self care (which is why I dedicate a whole chapter to this topic in my new book).  We all have varying levels of sensitivity.

"Rue Hass finds EFT to be a great match for highly sensitive people, giving them the opportunity to reframe their flaws in a compassionate and positive light, and to begin to honour themselves for continuing to be sensitive in a de-sensitized and de-sensitizing world.”

A temperamental connection has been observed between between high Sensitivity and creativity. Individuals may manifest extreme sensitivity to stimulation, or psychic over-excitabilities, in any of five areas: intellectual, psychomotor, imaginational, emotional, or sensual. Individuals who have an innate tendency to experience and express themselves in certain combinations of these areas have the potential for a higher level of development.

Transcript of audio podcast interview by Douglas Eby with Judith Orloff M.D. about her new book "Emotional Freedom."She says there are better ways than medications to manage anxiety: "Medication alters your neurochemicals, but I believe that we can do that naturally with our own techniques and our own meditation practices."

Since emotions such as fear, anger, and frustration are energies, you can potentially “catch” them from people without realizing it. If you tend to be an emotional sponge, it’s vital to know how to avoid taking on an individual’s negative emotions or the free-floating kind in crowds.