Highly Sensitive People
How I Embraced Myself As A Highly Sensitive Person
I refuse to apologize for my sensitivity. My sensitivity IS my strength.
Do You Love Yourself?
I always used to say that I loved myself but at the same time, I masked so many parts of myself from the world.
Mainly I tried to abandon my introverted nature and my sensitivity.
In my experience, sensitivity was often something frowned upon. Society views assertiveness and toughness as strengths, and sensitivity is often — wrongfully — seen as a weakness.
It took me years to realize that my sensitivity and my strong emotions are the very things that guide me. My internal compass.
In our world sensitivity is suppressed. When I was finally ready to own who I am I realized just how much strength it took to be soft in a hard world.
We are given the impression that there is a certain standard we need to force ourselves into. Life is painful when we fight against our nature.
Are You Living In A State Of Resistance Or Flow?
When we are living against our own nature, we feel drained. In resistance, life feels forced.
When we can get deeply intimate with our individual nature, we access the ability to work with our rhythm, instead of against it.
Be honest with yourself and experiment with what actually works or doesn’t work for you — not what the research says or what others say worked for them.
This means figuring out things like how much solitude vs people-connection you personally need.
Advantages of Being Highly Sensitive
It’s so important to notice the value of being sensitive.
- We have a deep capacity for compassion.
2. We notice subtleties that others may miss.
3. We may be more “soulful” and spiritual.
4. Sensitivity encourages creativity.
5. We’re detail-oriented & conscientious.
As soon as you and the world embrace these qualities for what they are and the goodness they bring, the better off we’ll all be.
Do you consider yourself a highly sensitive person? How have you struggled or grown over the years because of this trait? I want to know!
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