Sensitivity Isn’t Weakness, It’s Depth

I know exactly what you have been told your whole life. You have been told that you are too

sensitive. You have been told to toughen up. You have been told, probably a thousand

times, not to take things so personally. You have likely spent years apologising

for your tears. But I am here today to tell you something that might feel like a relief.

The diagnosis you’ve been given is wrong. There is nothing wrong with you. You are not weak.

And you are certainly not a mistake. You are what psychologists call a highly sensitive person.

Now, if you’ve heard that term before, you might be thinking, “Okay,

so this is just a nice way of saying I’m fragile.” But that’s not what this is.