According to researcher Elaine Aron, about 15 to 20% of the population is very sensitive to the nature of their nervous system, these people, usually prone to hyperstimulation, emotional reactivity and empathy for their extreme sensitivity, are not always understood by society.
Denial of sensitivity is a problem of our time, and is often associated with weakness, so most people hide their sensitivity, without realizing that well-developed and improved is an invaluable virtue.
- Denying sensitivity and suppressing one’s feelings.
- Especially negative ones.
- Makes them persist and become unresolved problems.
- However.
- Being aware of one’s sensitivity and expressing it correctly allows us to release an emotional energy that can be channeled creatively and constructively.
Never apologize for being overly sensitive or emotional. It is a sign that you have a big heart and that you are not afraid that others will notice your sensitivity. Does it show that your emotions are a sign of strength?
Sensitivity is the ability to collect sensory information through the nervous system, it is neutral and therefore not good or bad, it is like a sensitive microphone that captures the most subtle sounds.
The sensitive nervous system can capture the emotions, weather, lighting, sounds, smells and more of people, and then process the thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions that have been generated in them.
To transform sensitivity into strength it is necessary to accept and control emotions to act in our favor and not as a runaway horse, these reins are not to suppress or deny sensitivity, but to release emotions in time and at the right time. Way.
Emotional denial often leads to so-called metamotions, that is, emotions about emotions, such as being angry about being sad or feeling guilty because you’re excited.
To transform sensitivity into strength, you need to experience and accept emotion as it really is.
Many people hide a series of conscious or unconscious behaviors that prevent them from feeling both negative and positive emotions, their sensitivity can give the impression that the experiences are very frightening and that is why people intentionally avoid them.
This can be as simple as turning on the TV after work so as not to think about the problems of the day, drink or consume certain substances to anesthetize complex social environments, are ways to ignore or intellectualize emotions, an excuse not to have to deal with them. But they’re not the only ones.
To counteract this trend, we must recognize an emotion when it is there, accept it as it is, feel unjuded and accept the physical reactions it provokes us, that is the only way to let it go.
One characteristic that usually accompanies sensitivity is passion and creativity. Sensitive people are often great artists because they are more aware of their emotions and can communicate with others through their work.
Unfortunately, education gives more value to scientific or economic skills from an early age, depriving children of artistic expression, leaving it as a mere complement that can be dispensed with when other “more important topics” require more time.
However, we all have a passion for something despite what others think, we must recognize any strong feeling that appears, that serves as a compass to show us what we want to do with our time.
Sensitive people are often very thoughtful, especially if they spend a lot of time in potentially scary environments. A good tip is to find time to practice reflection, and even to write in journal form, which gives you more time to reduce the level of stimulation saturation of the outside world.
When we stop to think, we become more aware of our situation and the subtle nuances that affect our daily lives. Think constantly: they will act like a drop of water falling on the rock.