Hi Noxx,

Have you tried to look at why the article made you feel so deflated? What has really changed in your life just by reading that article? I mean, your life is still the same, you were pleased about it before hand so what has actually changed?

Believe in yourself, you are making the choices that mean the most to you right now, and that is what matters. Every choice leads us to the person that we will one day become

I like to think of my sencitivity,as a gift,not a let down,or draw back..the problem I have,is self esteem,I have none,and there in lies the problem....so,I can relate to what your saying,we just have to,try,not to let thbings get us down as much,if that is possible,hugs and peace

Thanks guys. The article was all about asking if you are ready to start your own business and it just got me thinking. I guess it all comes down to knowing when to be stubborn and insist on standing on your own two feet and when to accept help graciously.... but yes, my life is still pretty damy sweet. :)

wow thats a tough question... I have the same problem. I think you have to just take a step back and figure out the thing that is really upsetting u. If u carry anger and it u dont let it out that deff makes u more sensitive. be easy on urself and work through ur emotions.

Please don't believe everything that is written. You were doing fine until you read that article, right? I will never say that you are overly sensitive, but you are sensitive. I too am sensitive but I'm learning how to decipher the crap from the truth. Don't be so hard on yourself.

...being hard on myself is one of my best skills. I guess the article made me think if i was even more hard on myself, more honest, harsher with myself i would be farther along in life by now. :)

Acknowledging that you are oversensitive is the first step in improving your situation. I'm probably oversensitive as well. I don't care if people call me a horrible name or anything but I wince at the sight of people's emotional pain such as when people cry when they are sad, yell when they are mad, when people i care about fight or freak out...I tend to avoid those situations. Fundamentally, it's an issue of self-esteem and confidence. If you come to heads with a situation that frightens or confuses you it then causes anxiety that leads to avoidance because you're afraid of the unknown and voila, now your overly sensitive. One thing to keep in mind is that being overly sensitive is a self-limiting affair. It's a mindset of fearfulness and weakness and will hold us back in life. If you don't forget that you can better fight your negative reactions to situations or thoughts that cause this.

I too, am oversensitive and I let my thoughts control me only to learn later that things are never as bad as I made them in my mind. Being sensitive to others and having empathy is nice, but when you allow things to live in your mind that take happiness or confidence from you, it isn't worth it. I suffer with this problem and unfortunately used alchohol to de-sensitize. Not the answer, but I would suggest continue feeling good and take everything with a grain of salt. This sounds really selfish but when I am really down or feeling sensitive, I always think of people and situations that are far less greater than mine, that seems to put things into perspective for me when I ruminate on issues and find myself lost in painful thoughts about myself. Hope this helps. Feel better :)