I Am a Sensitive Person

[c=#008099]I am affected strongly by things. It can be frustrating but I try to look at it as a gift. I pick up on things that many other people don't always notice and I can sense how other people are feeling. It's nice to be able to help people sometimes by feeling what they're feeling. [/c]

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Xena1234 · 51-55, F

It is called being a Sensitive. I am one also. It is a good thing, but it can also not be so good concerning picking up negative emotions from people I am around a lot.

RestlessDreamer · 36-40, F

[c=#002673]Yes, exactly! I've also heard it called being an Empath. It definitely has negative effects but I'm in therapy (for other reasons) and I've worked a lot on how to manage it with a past therapist.[/c]

Xena1234 · 51-55, F

@RestlessDreamer: yes, it is also called Empath. It is good when I sense negative things about a person, yet I have to listen to that feeling always, and not ignore it as I have done in the past. It is not good for me when I know that someone I love is unhappy about something, and I ask them, and of course they say nothing is wrong. I just feel everything much, much stronger than others. I know that it is actually a gift, but one that is difficult to bear at times, and I am sure you know.

RestlessDreamer · 36-40, F

@Xena1234: [c=#002673]I definitely understand. Feel free to message me if you ever want someone to talk to about it![/c]

Xena1234 · 51-55, F

@RestlessDreamer: Thank you Dreamer. Be happy that you have real feelings, many people don't.

RestlessDreamer · 36-40, F

@Xena1234: [c=#002673]Yes, that's so true![/c]