“You are not too sensitive or too needy. You are thoughtful and empathetic. You are compassionate and kind. And – with or without anyone’s acknowledgment or affection – you are enough.”
My whole life I was told I’m “too sensitive”. I cry easily. I get very happy. I get very sad. My emotions are usually very intense, and I was always told I feel too much, I’m too sensitive, I’m just whiny, etc. That my sensitive nature was a weakness.
That sensitivity lets me write about feelings in great depth. It helps me empathize with friends and strangers alike. It makes music rich to my ears. It fills me with glee over small things that other people don’t always see, or feel. It has led me to be a dancer, a writer, a performer, an artist. It is a huge part of me, and I have grown to love it.
Being “too sensitive” is anything but a weakness. It is a unique strength and it should never be let go.
sometimes i hate being so sensitive because i’m hurt a lot by what people say to me, but i wouldn’t give up my sensitivity for the world because i feel like i see the world in such an intense, beautiful way…like just a picture, a look on someone’s face, a color, a few notes of my favorite song, pretty words, even just a concept…they can evoke such intense feelings in me that i feel like my heart is gonna burst open. anyone get this feeling???
