Being Sensitive: A Curse or a Gift?

Being Sensitive: A Curse or a Gift?

A question I’ve asked myself countless times.

On the one hand, sensitivity feels like a curse. I feel everything deeply — the change in a stranger’s eyes, the tension in a room, the pain of animals. My emotions had no filter, absorbing the good and the bad without distinction. I was often overwhelmed, misunderstood, and told I was “too much” or “too emotional.” I’ve been blamed for things I had nothing to do with as if my presence could stir the universe into chaos. It can be exhausting to navigate a world that feels so intensely.

Sensitivity is a gift. It allows me to connect on a level that many people don’t. I see the world in vivid colours, notice the small details others miss, and understand emotions that others might overlook. It’s given me empathy, intuition, and a deep appreciation for the beauty and fragility of life. I can sense the energy in a room, feel the unspoken words between people, and often know what’s needed before it’s even said.

So, is being sensitive a curse or a gift? Maybe it’s both. It’s a curse when it makes me feel too much, too deeply, too intensely. But it’s a gift when it allows me to understand, connect, and see the world meaningfully.

As an Artist, I’m learning to embrace my sensitivity, to see it as a strength rather than a weakness. It might make me vulnerable, but it also makes me authentic. And in a world that often feels numb and disconnected, I’d instead feel everything than nothing.

So, I choose to see it as a gift that brings challenges, yes, but also a deeper understanding of myself and others.

Being sensitive is not a weakness; it is power.

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