Mere Sense: A Memoir of Men, Migraine and the Mysteries of Being Highly Sensitive

Every human perceives life through their senses. We all interpret our experiences through sensory input: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Most people have the ability to perceive their experience through the same lens of sensory encounter.

Now imagine if the nervous system that you relied upon to make your determination of the world were enhanced. Super sensitive. It would cause a greatly heightened impression of everything in your life. Producing a string of surprising challenges. Twenty percent of our population feel their experiences in this way.

Monica is one of the twenty percent. She begins her journey when the term "sensory processing sensitivity" had yet to be coined. Follow her as she learns about her differences from those around her. Share in the challenges that that distinction makes, as well as the rewards. She first discovers her departure from the norm through a baffling reaction to a social incident. As the years go on, she pulls more insight from various angels who help her see her strengths as well as weaknesses. She fights to be normal throughout until she finally realizes the truly special gift that is high sensitivity.