{"id":103424,"date":"2026-08-14T17:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/?p=103424"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:46:28","slug":"valor-sensibilitat-mon-hiperconnectat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/value-of-sensitivity-hyperconnected-world\/","title":{"rendered":"El valor de la sensibilitat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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}<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/style><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><article class=\"hl-sens-article\" aria-labelledby=\"hl-sens-title\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <header class=\"hl-sens-hero\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee class=\"hl-sens-kicker\">Reflection \u00b7 Psychology \u00b7 Digital Life<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <h1 class=\"hl-sens-title\" id=\"hl-sens-title\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      The Value of Sensitivity in a Hyperconnected World<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/h1><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee class=\"hl-sens-subtitle\">A Chronicle in Two Voices<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee class=\"hl-sens-byline\">By Olga Hom<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/header><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <div class=\"hl-sens-visual\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <span class=\"hl-sens-dot one\"><\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <span class=\"hl-sens-dot two\"><\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <span class=\"hl-sens-dot three\"><\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee class=\"hl-sens-visual-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      Between what is perceived, what is processed, and what remains unsaid,<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      sensitivity can become a subtle form of intelligence.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <div class=\"hl-sens-body\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        Some afternoons, when I finish work, I take the subway home. On the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        platform, people wait impatiently. Their tired faces after a long day<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        at work betray a certain unease. Some look at their phones. Others keep<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        their eyes fixed on the dark tunnel where the train will arrive. The air is dense and metallic, with that distinctive underground smell that always makes me feel melancholy.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        When the subway approaches, I hear the rails first, still faint in the distance. At that moment, almost everyone moves a little closer<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        to the yellow line. When the doors open, people rush in, with little<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        regard for those around them. Their faces show a restrained impatience. I usually wait a few seconds. When I enter the carriage, I sit<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        beside the older woman at the back. She has a warm, almost maternal<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        gaze, and her presence calms me. Around me, everyone has gone back to<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        their screens. Few people speak, and the atmosphere feels cold and<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        distant. Suddenly, a thread of sadness interrupts my thoughts.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry clinical\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Psychological Perspective<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        Some people process social and sensory information more intensely.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        They may pick up on small gestures, changes in tone of voice, facial<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        tension, distance, rhythm, and nuances in their surroundings with<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        unusual precision. This perceptual sensitivity is neither weakness<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        nor exaggeration.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry clinical\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Psychological Perspective<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        When many stimuli are present at once, sensory and emotional load can rise quickly. A prolonged silence, a closed body posture, a hard expression,<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        or an excess of noise and movement in a public space can draw more<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        attention than they normally would. If this activation persists, the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        nervous system may tend to reduce stimulation and contact with the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        environment. Isolating oneself in these moments does not always mean<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        rejecting others. Sometimes it is a way of reducing overload and<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        restoring inner balance.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        I get home after dark. There are still plenty of people out on the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        street, but inside the building everything is quieter. When I open the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        apartment door, I am met by the silence of a home where only one person<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        lives. I leave my keys on the table and turn on the lights. I need light<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        around me.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        From the dining-room window, I watch the illuminated homes across the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        way. The bluish glow of screens fills their rooms. Some people eat<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        dinner while looking at their phones. Others move from one channel to<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        another without paying much attention. The city remains active, full of messages circulating at all hours. And yet, for all that activity, an<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        absence seems to fill it.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry clinical\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Psychological Perspective<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        We have never had so many ways to communicate, and yet emotional<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        loneliness remains. In highly sensitive people, this loneliness does<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        not usually stem from a lack of social skills. It often has more to do<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        with the need for a deeper connection, a kind of resonance that<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        constant contact, notifications, and rapid exchanges cannot replace.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry clinical\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Psychological Perspective<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        The lack of direct contact reduces some of the non-verbal cues that<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        contribute to emotional closeness, such as eye contact, tone of voice,<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        facial expression, touch, or simply another person&#8217;s physical presence.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        When these elements play an important role in the way someone relates to<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        others, communication can feel emotionally less complete and may<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        contribute to a sense of distance or loneliness, even when contact is<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        frequent.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        I go to bed ten minutes before ten. In the dark bedroom, a sliver of<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        light slips through the doorway and draws geometric shapes across the<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        ceiling. I follow them with my eyes until my eyelids grow too heavy.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        For me, the day ends here.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <div class=\"hl-sens-entry inner\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"hl-sens-label\">Inner voice<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        Outside, the city is still alive with noise. Engines that never stop,<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        loud, shrill music spilling out of late-night venues, illuminated signs<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        flickering and tearing through the darkness in shades of violet and<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        fuchsia. Life never stops, indifferent to the emptiness that now<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        surrounds me.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <footer class=\"hl-sens-closing\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <pee>Health &#038; Life \u00b7 March 2026<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/footer><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/article>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[387,385,384,388,383,386],"class_list":["post-103424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-digital-life","tag-emotional-loneliness","tag-highly-sensitive-people","tag-psychology","tag-sensitivity","tag-sensory-processing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103424"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103437,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103424\/revisions\/103437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthandlifeonline.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}