hypersensitivity
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You’ve been very vocal about battling bipolar disorder and channeling your hypersensitivity into music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Xofluza can be taken by anyone age 5 or older, but isn’t recommended for pregnant or breast-feeding mothers, or those with a known hypersensitivity to baloxavir marboxil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
"Disorders such as attention deficit, sensory hypersensitivity, or some forms of traumatic brain injury may partly originate from imbalances between cortical communication and these fundamental circuits."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2025
People with severe ME can be in constant pain, have hypersensitivity to touch and light, feel extremely weak and sometimes have difficulty speaking or swallowing.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
Not only that, hypersensitivity to other humans' reactions is not only normal, it's an evolutionary advantage.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
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