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Tom1992
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06 Jun 2017, 6:25 pm

Erm,yeah. As above.

*edit* - I guess I should follow this up with a question.

Can you relate to this?



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08 Jun 2017, 6:23 am

Yes. I can relate. I think this comes with being highly sensitive. Highly empathetic (nice) and highly sensitive to our own feelings. (hurt)


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08 Jun 2017, 6:22 pm

I can certainly relate and I agree with KateUher in that it comes with being highly sensitive, and that it can make us become highly empathetic. As someone who's highly sensitive I love it when people are super friendly back to me, it feels reassuring. I've found I've gotten on loads with the few other highly sensitive people I have met and that we've understood each other a lot. I am easily upset too and wonder what people think if me a lot, but I wish I wasn't like this.


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11 Jun 2017, 4:03 am

I can kind of relate. I am what I call "selectively sensitive", what I mean by this is that I am normally pretty thick skinned, but really care about what some people think of me.
I wouldn't call myself "empathetic" at all, though. I'm nice to people, but have a hard time understanding other people's feelings.


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