Originally posted by: moosewithagoose
I couldn't care less about what others think of me. I also don't see it as a sign of weakness but I hate how it makes "me" feel - the stress and deep feelings of pain when something hurts me. It is ok to be sensitive but too much is not good especially in the world we live in which is so cold and indifferent.
That is exactly the thing I was saying. The reason why we even regard it as over-thinking, over-reacting, over-anything is because there is a certain idea of what is normal thinking, normal reacting, etc. which is conditioned into us from childhood, through family, the educational system, the entertainment we consume, etc. Peer pressure can only affect us to a level when we are kids, in school. Later on, the only one who beats you up is yourself.
The reason why being sensitive hurts us is because we cannot process it easily... we are conditioned to think that we need to suppress these things that we are feeling because it is not normal. And one of the reasons why therapy can be helpful in this situation is because it actually validate your feelings. You are able to process it without stressing yourself out because within that setting you can allow yourself to face whatever you are emotionally experiencing without the baggage of worrying over how to suppress it.
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