This is a regional discussion group and "contact point" for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in the Lone Star State.

The main purpose of the list is to explore the ins and outs of being a Highly Sensitive Person, and to support each other as HSPs. The secondary purpose is to help Texas HSPs connect, interact, make contacts, form support groups and make friends. The list is modeled after hspbook, a large international discussion group, also on YahooGroups.

If you're not sure what an HSP is, or if you're even Highly Sensitive, please visit the group's web site.

Why a LOCAL group? The idea comes from the positive feedback from HSPs who have gone to the large HSP Gatherings on the East and West coasts. HSPs gain much from meeting their peers. However, for every HSP who goes to a Gathering, there are another 50 who express frustration at not knowing any HSPs "in their area." In addition, many feel reluctant about the cost and potential overwhelm of traveling across the country to an HSP Gathering. The answer, thus, had to be "local" groups.

This is NOT a "personals" or "dating" list-- however, we hope you'll make new friends in your area, and if enough members show enough interest, it may be possible to arrange local HSP get-togethers on a regular basis. Members of this group's predecessor successfully used a combination of this group and the "meetup.com" web site to form local HSP groups in both Austin and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Although we highly recommended that you have some familiarity with Elaine Aron's books about high sensitivity, that is by no means a requirement for membership.

This list is moderated to help maintain an "HSP-safe" environment. Flaming, trolling, proselytizing or advertising will not be tolerated and will result in the posting member being banned. However, open discussions are invited and welcomed!