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The POWER and the GIFT of BEING SENSITIVE - Intuitive Mentoring

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this is where i st<strong>and</strong><br />

Empathic people have<br />

observable traits<br />

that are easily identified<br />

Sensitivity is a set <strong>of</strong> character traits that has just begun<br />

receiving attention from <strong>the</strong> psychological community within<br />

<strong>the</strong> past few years. This is strange, because it has always been<br />

fairly prevalent among <strong>the</strong> population.<br />

Never<strong>the</strong>less, it has not even been <strong>of</strong>ficially recognized as a<br />

personality type. I want to make sure that you underst<strong>and</strong><br />

what I mean when I use <strong>the</strong> term sensitivity.<br />

Attributes <strong>of</strong> emotionally sensitive people:<br />

Emotionally sensitive people feel emotions <strong>of</strong>ten <strong>and</strong><br />

deeply. <strong>The</strong>y feel as if <strong>the</strong>y “wear <strong>the</strong>ir emotions on<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir sleeves.”<br />

<strong>The</strong>y are keenly aware <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> emotions <strong>of</strong> people<br />

around <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

Sensitive people are easily hurt or upset. An insult or<br />

unkind remark will affect <strong>the</strong>m deeply.<br />

In a similar vein, sensitive people strive to avoid<br />

conflicts. <strong>The</strong>y dread arguments <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r types <strong>of</strong><br />

confrontations because <strong>the</strong> negativity affects <strong>the</strong>m<br />

so much.<br />

© Rue Hass 2005 21 <strong>Intuitive</strong><strong>Mentoring</strong>.com<br />

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