Confessions of a Sensitive Man: An Unconventional Defense of Sensitive Men

by William Allen

Overview

"Confessions of a Sensitive Man" was written for every man or boy that was told that they are too emotional. Masculinity isn't defined by how much you feel, sense or experience emotionally. Twenty percent of the male population is highly sensitive, and this book is a starting point for them to become self-validated. In many ways, this book was written by my older self for my younger self. It is with that hope that I offer this book to younger highly sensitive boys and men.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098325176
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	748 KB

About the Author

William Allen is a first-time author with a writer's heart and researcher's mind. After getting a degree in Psychology with an eye on doing psychology research, he re-calibrated for a career in Information Technology. He found himself in a thirty-year career as an Information Technology manager who enjoyed managing highly intelligent, often difficult staff, many of whom were highly sensitive. He retired early from his corporate job to found his Hypno-coaching and neurofeedback brain training business, BrainPilots, in Bend, Oregon. In late 2016, he began his blog, The Sensitive Man, about his experiences, as a highly sensitive man. The blog became the genesis of his book, Confessions of a Sensitive Man.

Not only is Allen an HSP, but the son of HSP parents, father of HSP children and grandfather of HSP grandchildren. He feels that there is a need for a different take on sensitivity in men framed in a greater cultural and societal context. Allen feels that HSP males need to take their keen insights and intuition and make them public. There is a great need to teach HSP men and especially boys to embrace their highly sensing natures. This book is a step in that direction.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Preface vii

Chapter 1 What … me, Sensitive? 1

Chapter 2 What Defines a Sensitive Man? 12

Chapter 3 Being Different Growing Up 27

Chapter 4 Common Traits and Characteristics of Highly Sensitive Males 37

Chapter 5 What is Sensory Processing Sensitivity? 54

Chapter 6 Deep Processing and Overthinking 60

Chapter 7 Behavioral Quirkiness 70

Chapter 8 Struggles of Being an HSM 89

Chapter 9 Piling On - High Sensation Seeking, INFP/J, Introversion 121

Chapter 10 HSM Traps 134

Chapter 11 False Courage 149

Chapter 12 The Negative Side of Being an HSP 162

Chapter 13 The Positive Side of Being an HSM 174

Chapter 14 HSMs in Everyday Life 182

Chapter 15 Relationships and What to Expect 206

Chapter 16 Health Concerns - Anxiety, Depression and How they Affect HSMs 221

Chapter 17 HSMs, Gay Men, and Gender Identity 229

Chapter 18 Can't Find My Way Home 242

Endnotes 245