I posted a note a while back that said: “ I wonder if sometimes it’s better to be blissfully oblivious rather than painfully aware.”
High sensitivity is both a gift and a curse depending on the situation and it’s taken a long time to fully accept that this is who I am, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything; yes it may hurt more but it also means we feel things like passion to a greater degree.🩵
I’ve always felt like I experience things a little more deeply than most — and yet, I still want to go even deeper. It feels like I’m just on the edge of something vast, and I know there’s more to explore within myself and in others. I truly believe that the more aware we become — of our emotions, our patterns, our connections — the better we can support ourselves and those around us. That’s what drives me: to understand more, so I can help more.
Beautifully written, I really resonated with this post. Have always had the ability to see people as they are but it hasn’t been easy in my life to be understood. Thanks for helping people like myself feel seen through your writing ❤️.
As a highly sensitive and empathic person, I totally resonate with what's said. And this is what I've realized as well in my self-discovery: to give myself all that I was so generously giving others. And to know my limits and boundaries. Without closing the heart, but with being selective of who's getting access to it as well. 👁️👁️👁️
Yes, but I personally have realized not everyone deserves me giving them my time and energy. Those who haven't done inner work will inevitably splash their shadow onto me. In my last interaction I paid a lot with my nerves for losing my illusions that only if I give safe space to the wounded inner child of another adult, they will grow themselves up and will provide same to my wounded inner child. But it's not how it goes. Each of us is responsible for healing our own wounded inner child and connecting as adults. And from whole inner adult, picture is different, we can consciously decide whom to give (and it should be mutual, we're supposed to receive just as much).
To hold the indescribable beauty and acute pain in two hands at the same time, and bring them together with reverence, is the most transformative kind of prayer we can offer to the parts of us that we abandoned trying to survive through our deep sensitivity and highly-attuned intuition.
I still watch Sensitive the Untold Story every so often, to get a refresher look at who I am and So Relate to Alannis Morissette’s song—That I Would be Good. I didn’t become famous but was similarly exploited.
Yes, yes, yes! It is exhausting to be this open. And it is a gift to myself and others. I'm finally learning how to take care of myself in ways that allow me to alchemize my sensitivity into incredible power.
Such a we’ll written piece! Thanks for sharing this. I’m hardly in the place of mastery of this. But certainly am aware and constantly working on knowing/being the blank slate to understand others without words. The working on comes from remembering to wipe off my covered slate at the end of the day. When it happens life is great. When it doesn’t is when the realness of what you wrote sits heavy.
I posted a note a while back that said: “ I wonder if sometimes it’s better to be blissfully oblivious rather than painfully aware.”
High sensitivity is both a gift and a curse depending on the situation and it’s taken a long time to fully accept that this is who I am, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything; yes it may hurt more but it also means we feel things like passion to a greater degree.🩵
I agree, wouldn’t change it for anything!!
I’ve always felt like I experience things a little more deeply than most — and yet, I still want to go even deeper. It feels like I’m just on the edge of something vast, and I know there’s more to explore within myself and in others. I truly believe that the more aware we become — of our emotions, our patterns, our connections — the better we can support ourselves and those around us. That’s what drives me: to understand more, so I can help more.
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Beautiful.
I feel this article so hard!
Beautifully written, I really resonated with this post. Have always had the ability to see people as they are but it hasn’t been easy in my life to be understood. Thanks for helping people like myself feel seen through your writing ❤️.
Thank you for the kinds words my friend 💛
Yes.
Thank you for this.
The price we pay for being human and opening our souls to pain...
A steep price, but not one I’d trade for anything else.
As a highly sensitive and empathic person, I totally resonate with what's said. And this is what I've realized as well in my self-discovery: to give myself all that I was so generously giving others. And to know my limits and boundaries. Without closing the heart, but with being selective of who's getting access to it as well. 👁️👁️👁️
So true, for empaths, the more they give themselves, the more they have in reserves to give to others!
Yes, but I personally have realized not everyone deserves me giving them my time and energy. Those who haven't done inner work will inevitably splash their shadow onto me. In my last interaction I paid a lot with my nerves for losing my illusions that only if I give safe space to the wounded inner child of another adult, they will grow themselves up and will provide same to my wounded inner child. But it's not how it goes. Each of us is responsible for healing our own wounded inner child and connecting as adults. And from whole inner adult, picture is different, we can consciously decide whom to give (and it should be mutual, we're supposed to receive just as much).
Definitely! Just because we have more space for it, doesn’t mean we should let people drain it.
LOVE 💕 this SO MUCH! 🥰🙌💫🦋🏳️🌈🇨🇦
Thank you! 🙏
I’m so glad Cassandra! Thank you! 💛
To hold the indescribable beauty and acute pain in two hands at the same time, and bring them together with reverence, is the most transformative kind of prayer we can offer to the parts of us that we abandoned trying to survive through our deep sensitivity and highly-attuned intuition.
I keep praying this way.
Thank you, Will, for this piece 🙏🏽
Oof. Beautifully written Justyna! 🙌💛
Thank you, Will 🙏
thank you 🤍
THIS...To be sensitive with our own pains. Be intuitive with our own needs. Be kind in the very same places where all our woundings live.
The places they abandoned, and we can no longer afford to.
OMG Will! This HIT me smack on the forehead. Thank YOU!
I’m so happy it connected my friend 💛🫂
Every Word Resonated With Me ❤️🙏.
Awesome Donna, that makes me so happy to hear. Thank you my friend. ♥️
I still watch Sensitive the Untold Story every so often, to get a refresher look at who I am and So Relate to Alannis Morissette’s song—That I Would be Good. I didn’t become famous but was similarly exploited.
I feel truly seen reading this. And not alone, which I think so many of us highly sensitive people have felt our whole lives.
Yes, yes, yes! It is exhausting to be this open. And it is a gift to myself and others. I'm finally learning how to take care of myself in ways that allow me to alchemize my sensitivity into incredible power.
Such a we’ll written piece! Thanks for sharing this. I’m hardly in the place of mastery of this. But certainly am aware and constantly working on knowing/being the blank slate to understand others without words. The working on comes from remembering to wipe off my covered slate at the end of the day. When it happens life is great. When it doesn’t is when the realness of what you wrote sits heavy.