Some people (20%) have a sixth "Supersense" making them more vulnerable to Long COVID or MECFS
(D. Troy Roach, "SuperSenses" AI art created with Open AI on July 28th 2024) Update 29/Jul/2024...just one day later: This paper shows how , in rodents, the S1 protein in the brain "primes" or increases the sensitivity in the brain. This is the biomechanical explanation of the theory I outline below on HSPs. Update 21/Dec/2025: The research is showing a correlation between some minerals and vitamins in ADHD and Autism. Would the same be true in HSPs? If you suffer from a chronic disease, then none of the "culprits" will shock you. Neurodiversity has often been a label applied to a small part of the population with ADHD or Autism. However, neurodiversity is a broad spectrum which includes 15 to 20% of the population when we include HSPs or "Highly Sensitive People". Unfortunately, many people do not realise that they are HSPs. The biggest problem comes from confusion in the meaning of the word "sensitive" which brings to mind words...