How to Stop Your Brain From Throwing a Sensitivity Tantrum
So let me get this straight: some people are wired with more 'emotional sensors,' turning a casual eye-roll into a life sentence of ruminative agony? According to therapist Kelly Guynes, 'The world keeps going and I'm getting hit and hit,' leaving emotional bruises worse than your grandma's Thanksgiving critique. And genetic predisposition? Yep â some folks got handed sensitive DNA like a birthright, while others just got handed a thesaurus to overthink every slight. Dukeâs Mark Leary puts it bluntly: 'It conveys that I don't have a whole lot of relational value to you.' In other words, your feelings don't matter unless your barista remembers your name.
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So, basically, some of us are born with emotional WiFi signals too strong and life keeps pinging unsolicited intense feels. Meanwhile, others interpret subtle social cues like decoding Morse codeâno wonder we're hurt when the barista forgets our name. Emotional turbulence? Bring snacks.
If your sensitivity was a superpower, youâd be the Avengersâ emotional emotionalist â detecting slights from a mile away, reading TOO much into a text ping, and crying during commercials for insurance. Therapy? Itâs just your bat signal for sanity.
Turns out being 'too sensitive' isnât whining, itâs genetic lottery. Some people come out of the womb ready to feel every social snub like itâs a TED talk on their worthlessness. No wonder the friend who didn't text back feels like a personal apocalypse!
Source: Vox | Published: 7/28/2025 | Author: Allie Volpe
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