Never Apologize For Being "The Sensitive One"

Being sensitive is a true gift. You have immense capabilities to feel, and there is nothing wrong with that. It took me a long time to accept that being sensitive is a part of who I am, and that I cannot simply change it. This is something in my life that took me years to learn to embrace. It is a passionate sense that allows you to immensely feel everything and everyone that comes into your life (even if it's only for a few short moments). It can be the best feelings in your life, and it can also be the absolute worst feelings in your life. At points it can make you question your strength; make you think you are some baby that just needs to grow up. It took me a while to realize this, but being the sensitive person is not something you need to apologize for, it is something you need to embrace.

Not too long ago I used to blame many of my feelings on sensitivity. I would think that my feelings weren't true because my brain simply just overanalyzed something, or that I just took something too close to heart. I used to absolutely despise this part of myself that seemed to be so deeply engraved into who I was and still am today. I thought it was a weakness. I hated feeling like emotions took over my life. When I was at my lowest moments, I would pray to God to just take the pain away; to take away my sensitivity so that for at least a moment I would feel free, or feel less pain. I came to realize that I couldn't just wish away my pain, I had to conquer it myself; on my own. At the end of the day only you have the power to define your happiness. Life is a challenge because we have to learn from ourselves throughout our entire lives. We must be the ones to build ourselves up; we can't rely on people or things to do that for us.

If there is ever anyone in your life that tells you "you are too sensitive", then trust me honey, it is not you that needs to be the one to take a step back. Don't let anyone degrade your character. It is a part of who you are as a person; it is what makes you YOU. It is nothing but insulting for someone to try and brush away the features that make up who you are. Every part of you is special, even if you don't realize it. Sometimes the parts of you that you think make you weak, can actually make you stronger. Look at being sensitive for example...those moments where you just feel like a wall of bricks just fell on top of you can easily make you feel like you'll never be able to get back up on your feet again. With time though, that wall of bricks can be picked up and built again. When that wall of bricks is built again, it will be a lot stronger than it was the first time, and it will certainly be much harder to knock down the next time. With each situation we get stronger and stronger, and this can only happen through our weakest moments.

Today, I am a firm believer that being "the sensitive one" is a gift. Sensitivity comes with feelings that can be so unexplainable, but that is what makes it unique. Don't get me wrong, it can certainly feel like a rollercoaster at times. You'll feel like you are being bombarded with so many different emotions that you simply can't even explain your reasoning behind all of them. Never brush these emotions off by saying "uhhh I'm just being too sensitive" though. Your feelings matter, and they deserve to be validated. Your sensitivity is speaking to you, so listen to it.