I am a very sensitive person.
Most people that have met me would never guess that. But, those who know me well, know better.
Growing up, I always heard comments about how strong and confident I was.
But the truth is that what appeared like confidence and strength to others, was a protective shield that I created around myself to avoid getting hurt.
My emotions have always been intense and frequent. I am a water sign after all.
And, due to my childhood wounding, I could also sense emotional pain a mile away. This would trigger my sense of compassion, or sometimes fear. Both of which could be used to manipulate and hurt me.
I quickly learned that my emotions were a weakness that could be easily exploited and used against me. This scared and angered me.
So, I created a hard cocoon around me that became nearly impossible to penetrate.
This is something that I find to be very common in women from my generation.
A lot of us were raised to be strong. But that definition of strong meant:
protected
closed off
fiercely independent
not feeling or showing emotion
never needing help
I disconnected from my emotions. And, in turn, I completely disconnected from myself.
I closed myself off to receiving.
The protective shield that was keeping out the painful things, was also keeping out the joyful ones.
It wasn't until I was well into my emotional and spiritual healing journey that I realized that my ability to feel intense emotions was, in fact, a gift.
It allows me to experience life fully and to connect and see into others deeply.
The funny thing is that allowing myself to feel the emotions I tried so hard to hide for so many years, has made me stronger and more confident than ever.
Sensitivity IS the new strong.
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I am a Spiritual Life Coach & Emotional Healer who came to this work as part of my own healing journey. I am a Certified Practitioner of Teal Swan's The Completion Process (CP), a Certified ARCH Healing® Practitioner (C-AHP) and a Certified Soul Realignment™ Practitioner. I completed Dr. Gabor Mate's Compassionate Inquiry Masterclass. And, I am also a co-author of the Amazon Bestselling book Woke: A-ha's, Awakenings, & Illuminations on the Path to Conscious Living & ENLIGHTENMENT and several other works.