When highly sensitive kids become teens, the intensity of their inner world doesn’t fade; it deepens, intersecting with identity, peer pressure, academic expectations, and the push for independence. The right kind of support during these years can make all the difference: it helps highly sensitive teens feel seen instead of misunderstood, confident instead of crushed by comparison, and safe within boundaries that are co-created, not imposed. The author of the Highly Sensitive Person says, “Highly sensitive kids who grow up feeling securely attached can handle overstimulation fairly well.”