Highly sensitive people, or “new introverts,” are those who react more acutely than others to noise or fuss, quickly get tired of society and love solitude. These people have a keen sense of the world and pay attention to the smallest details, which is why they often make excellent poets, artists and writers. However, it is difficult for them to live among others: too often they have to make excuses for being tired and unsociable, criticism hurts too much, too much effort is spent on empathy, as well as on meeting the standards accepted in society. Ilse Sand, Danish writer and certified psychotherapist, on Having experienced all the hardships and joys of life for highly sensitive people, she tells how new introverts can finally stop trying to rebuild themselves and start living for their own pleasure, in harmony with themselves and their feelings.