Sensitive is the last thing I wanted to be, as I come off to be a tougher person. However, for people who know me for quite some time, they are aware of how sensitive I may get. It must have started in middle school--or maybe the day I was born. Nonetheless, I worked hard enough to get to the point where people's opinions on me don't matter as much as they used to before.

1. Listening and talking to yourself.

Now I am not persuading you to act weird or anything, but listening to yourself can do wonders. Hear yourself out, especially if you're generally an unconfident person. If you talk to yourself after facing situations, crises, or breakdowns you will definitely learn more about yourself and your drive to brood less over the past.

2. Stay still.

Just because someone judges you for your personality, attitude, or characteristics doesn't mean you have to change yourself to fit their ideal description. What makes you, you? Exactly. Now if you listen to the people who try to bring you down or pick out flaws that are just a part of you, they are attempting to change you as a whole. Do not let your sensitivity or emotions make the decision to shift yourself away from what you want to do.

3. Surrounding yourself with less talk and more ears.

To have a trustworthy friend is a luxury, I'd say. Surround yourself with people who will help you discover yourself, gradually grow academically and personally, and accept you for who you are. People who talk about you or others around you are not worth the time and effort. Surround yourself with genuine people who are less self-absorbed and almost always looking out for you.

4. Being passionate.

This method is the primary one. This is the one that made me become the person I am today. Continuing my passion for music (singing, songwriting, and playing guitar) along with writing (articles, stories, and poetry) was the best decision I made, and this decision was made unknowingly. I just assumed that I had to continue my passions in order to keep my personality, the factor that makes me who I am. Being passionate will naturally rid you of toxic people and things in life.