02/04/2023
Word!
As someone who is a highly sensitive person (HSP) and an empath, I can’t agree with this more.
Too often we go through life believing the narrative others feed us about being “too sensitive,” how we need to “toughen up” or “grow thicker skin” etc… I ask you to please reflect on the Fact that there’s nothing wrong with you or in need of “fixing!” That you don’t need to follow these cliche instructions given by people who simply do not understand you, and that what you need to be doing instead is creating boundaries that honor your softness and sensitivity. Setting healthy boundaries is KEY. I can’t stress this enough. And remember, you can both set boundaries AND be true to your empathetic/compassionate nature. One does not negate the other!
Too often, softness and sensitivity have become synonymous with weakness and frailty by society, and in turn many of us have come to believe it ourselves. Though it can make us more vulnerable to pain, it most certainly does not make us less capable of enduring and rising through it; if anything it has forged us into fiercely tough and resilient beings as a result. These same people would be dumbfounded to learn of the strength it would require to navigate all that we do if they were to step into our shoes for even one day.
“Maybe the problem isn't that you are too sensitive.
Maybe the problem is that they lack the emotional intelligence required to process empathy.
The problem is that they aren't sensitive enough.”
- Nikita Gill
Just a thought.
♥️xo Leila
