Archive for August, 2007

Too sensitive for what? Accepting our high sensitivity personality

“I’m too sensitive to watch most of the reality shows. It’s so painful for me.” Amy Brenneman
We may have thoughts that are based on irrational beliefs about how life is, or how we “should be” – and those thoughts can become habitual responses, and be too broad or inaccurate to serve our personal growth.
For example, [...]

Sensitive and suffering as a teen: Claire Danes on being shy and high achieving

“You were very sensitive as a child; family and school problems, childhood illnesses, and the like all affected you more than others. Furthermore, you were different from other kids and almost surely suffered for that.” Elaine Aron, PhD
“I did not perform well socially in junior high. I was a strange girl and I was in [...]