Why Do Some Humans Feel Such Strong Emotions And Are Sensitive. Is It A Weakness?

[Abrasky]

That's awesome BloomInWinter

 

[Sandra]

Mind you when one has been hurt a lot throughout their lives. I wouldn't doubt one would become more sensitive then the average person that never had the turmoil to deal with.

 

[heidi]

Sensitivity is a giant strength. I think it reflects on intelligence and the amount of neural and mental activity going on. It can make life more stressful, but I think the point of life is to maintain it. Obviously we are here because we were brought down because of it. So here is was the ruin, but in life it is the strength.
I guess sensitivity is such a frail thing. When my trauma happened before I knew what happened to me... I likened it to crystals in a cave or china in a shop being smashed and shattered. It's weird because I still don't know what to make of anything or the world. I feel like all my thoughts and feelings were contained in those smashed structures.

 

[intothelight]

I have always been sensitive and have found sensitivity is a double edged sword. The good aspects of being sensitive:

Be attuned to the needs of others, especially my children, spouse, and friends.
Being willing to try to understand and see something from another persons viewpoint.
Recognizing injustice and feeling compelled to do something about it.

There are others, but these are the big one. But the biggest draw back to being sensitive is reading too much into the responses, or perceived responses, of others, and in a negative context. I have a tendency to believe that other people find me deficient, a waste, "bad", etc., even when that is far from the truth. I am super hard on myself.

Now if I could be as sensitive with myself, as I am with others in a positive context, then I think that type of sensitivity is the best of all worlds. But even if I beat me up at time, I wouldn't trade being sensitive as it embraces some of my best qualities.

Just my .02

 

[jo may]

I admit I saw my sensitive as a weakness yesterday as I just didn't cope I completely went into meltdown. I was fine with people I knew but as soon as it became uncomfortable I freaked. I was so happy to get home and feel safe, last night my hubby had to stroke my hair till I fell asleep as I was very jumpy. It helped a lot I slept well for me. I don't do sleep as it's either broken sleep as I wake with pain.or I don't sleep at all.

 

[jersey]

We are only "overly-sensitive" now, because we have had the capacity to absorb so much bull**it before. I say, we are the strongest of the strong, and lesser beings would have crumbled long before this.

At least, that is what I like to tell myself.

 

[Loloma]

One of my biggest problems as a result of PTSD is the ability to truly feel. My range is sadness and grief. When I write in my diary it's like I'm writing a story verbatim, and I wasn't really there. This was pointed out to me when I was in University as my "weakness".

If I allow myself to really feel, I'd go crazy. I have once before and it took me a long time to recover. I'm still egg shell fragile. Sometimes when driving I think of one of my dead siblings and the tears start, so I tell myself to snap out of it and stop, stop. This is how I cope. The strangest thing is that I don't feel the same in many instances about the horrific events that happened to me personally. Why is that.??????:confused::speechless::unsure: