Am I a highly sensitive person? The test — and what comes after
Most tests online collect your email address and then tell you what you already suspected. Our sensitivity quiz is free, takes three minutes and asks for nothing. But read first what it can measure — and what it cannot.
Three questions before you take the test
- 1Do you notice what others miss — smells, moods, small changes?
- 2After a full day, do you need clearly more withdrawal than the people around you?
- 3Were you called “too sensitive” as a child?
What a test can measure
The scientific basis is Elaine Aron’s Highly Sensitive Person Scale: 27 statements about processing, overstimulation, emotion and subtle perception. A good test covers those four areas instead of just asking whether you like being alone.
Ours is shorter and does not sort you into “HSP / not HSP”. It shows in which areas you take in the most. That is the more useful information: someone who mainly reacts to sound needs different tools than someone who is drained by other people’s moods.
What no test can measure
Whether your exhaustion comes from sensitivity or from a life that has not had a pause in months. Whether ADHD, an anxiety disorder or trauma sit underneath — the overlaps are real, and a questionnaire cannot separate them. If you are unsure, that is a good reason for a conversation with a professional, not for a second test.
And then?
A result is a beginning. The real question is what you do next Tuesday at 4 pm when the office is loud and you feel it tipping. That is exactly where Sia starts: with situations you recognise, and one thing that helps now.
In the app
After the test: Sia
Situations you recognise. Techniques that work in two minutes. The acute relief in Sia is free. Always.
FAQ
- Is the test free?
- Yes, no email address and no account. You see the result immediately.
- How reliable are online tests?
- They are an indication, not a diagnosis. The HSP scale is well studied, but any questionnaire only measures how you rate yourself today. Test on an exhausted day and the score comes out higher.
- How is this different from ADHD or autism?
- All three involve sensory sensitivity. High sensitivity is a temperament without attention or communication differences; ADHD and autism are neurodevelopmental differences with their own criteria. They can also occur together.