Emotional Sensitivity or Over Sensitivity

I had this when I was younger, I don't have it anymore.

 

I'm considered a Highly Sensitive Person, and that includes emotional sensitivity to a great degree. It has caused a lot of people in my life to be uncomfortable with the idea that they have the potential to hurt me deeply without even meaning to. The only thing that really helps me deal with the negative emotions is not ignoring them. I have a system for processing, and it works for me. I recognize the emotion, figure out what caused it, accept it, and let it go. It doesn't mean things hurt any less, but it does mean I don't hold onto hurtful things. Sounds like a load of crap, but it seems to be the only thing that works for me and keeps me from self-destructing.

 

Yes this is me. I am able to suppress it externally. I can't suppress it from myself though (I.E. I still feel everything).

 

I am classified as a Highly Sensitive Person by one of the online tests, but only slightly.

 

I think and worry about everything in general. Before it was worse. I'm still a worry-wart, just not as much as I used to. I'm able to better control it now.

 

So basically, an OSP is a neurotic.
I guess therapy would help.

 

I consider myself a sensitive person, but I am not any of this by a long shot.

Depends who it is. If it's family, yeah, I'll get pretty morose. If it's somebody I don't know, heck no.

No.

Yes.

No, I'm a pure mesomorph.

I say a quick prayer and hope they're okay but.... WTF does this have to do with anything?

No.

Heck no. My body is quick gain muscle/weight or lose weight/muscle very quickly and easily.

Yeah, sometimes the smallest things will set me off. Especially if I'm already have a lousy day. But sometimes, I'm having a fantabulous day and some teensy thing will set me off.

Guess I'm not OSP then. Phew.

 

It's changing the way you think that's the hard part!
Where's the explanation on how to do that?! :becky:

I daresay not many people know how to do it...

 

I really appreciate this article.

I said yes to everything but looking at the car accident example.

The experiencing others pain even when they don't say a word is def. me too...

as far as the body type thing goes, I am way smaller than most 38 yr old women who have had children. I am only a size 3 usually and have a hard time with appetite quite often.

 

Yep I am HSP. Took the test, rated stupidly high on it. However as was pointed out in that article:

-HSP means extremity of all emotion. That means I love more than 'normal people' as well as feeling pain more. That's a trade I'm willing to make.

-Pain brings wisdom. Fair trade again.

-I am learning about what it takes to control and convert the negative aspects of my 'condition' into positives. So I get more and more for less and less from this.

Soo.. why should I want the limitation of emotional scarcity that is deemed 'normal' by people with papers from people who run an education business?

Over-emotional? Hah! You don't get to define it for me. Why would I want to get off this roller coaster and hop on the merry go round with the rest of the planet?

 

I am a HSP. I hate it.

 

Well like I said, yes there's more pain, but there's more love too. I'll take increased capacity to love at that cost

 

Ohhhh, yes.
I do believe that I am quite hyper sensitive. I did answer yes to all of the questions. I'm a very moody person because something very small can affect my moods to the extreme. I definitely do feel people's pain; both emotionally AND physically. The latter is very irritating. I'm not sure why I can feel other peoples pain in my own body. I guess it's all in the mind. I'm pretty prone to suffering in silence though, because people can hurt me without even realizing it and I'm not one to bring it up.

I hope that someone will be able to love me even though I'm so hyper sensitive. T_T

 

Thanks for making my day, Restraint!

 

i found ran across this paragraph in a book called "community and growth" by jean vanier. it changed my life...

Some people find it hard to live with others. They need a lot of time to themselves, a great sense of freedom and above all, no tensions. They simply must not feel under pressure; if they do they will become depressed or aggressive. These people are often very sensitive and delicate; they have almost too great a richness of heart. They could not cope with the difficulties of community life. They are called rather to live alone or with a few privileged friends. They must not be made to think that because community life is not for them they have no place, gift or vocation. Their gift is different. They are called to be witnesses to love in another way. And they find a certain community life with friends and groups, with whom they meet regularly.

 

I have HSP as well, sometimes it can be a pain, since I'm very sensitive to sounds around me and to feel like a failure/ depression.

 

For some reason that got me all teary-eyed..