1. Being sensitive means more than just being over-emotional.
2. We feel things really deeply, meaning all our emotional reactions are amplified, like, x1000.
3. Whether that means getting REALLY EXCITED about happy things.
4. Or DEVASTATED by bad things.
5. And yeah, OK, we do cry easily.
6. But actually, being a Highly Sensitive Person is a thing that exists.
7. Both men and women can possess this trait.
8. Being sensitive =/= being weak.
9. Please don't tell us that we shouldn't take things so personally. Because we might anyway.
10. Sometimes we like to check in about how you're feeling about us. Just to make sure.
11. We're not necessarily introverts, but we're definitely comfortable being alone and daydreaming.
12. You'll probably think we take art, music, and entertainment way too seriously.
13. We might react with emotions first, because we can't just turn them off.
14. Your mood will become our mood, because we kind of absorb your energy like emotional chameleons.
15. And if something bad happens to you, it feels like it happened to us, too.
16. Sometimes the world gets a little overwhelming, so we need to withdraw for a bit.
17. It might take us a long time to make a decision, because accidentally making a "bad" or "wrong" one is pretty devastating.
18. We tend to startle easily.
19. And no, we don't want to watch that violent TV show with you even if the story is really, really good.
20. You might think we're chronic complainers because we're super observant.
21. It's hard to hear criticism, but that doesn't mean we can't handle it.
22. If we have to do a lot in a short period of time, we can get super frazzled.
23. And it's distracting and nerve-racking as hell to be watched while we're working.
24. Telling us to ~let it go~ when we're not ready isn't really helpful.
25. Since we have so many feelings of our own, we're also really good at respecting and understanding yours.
26. We tend to crave deep connections, so don't be freaked out if we skip the small talk and ask you personal questions.
how easy do you think it would be for us to rob a bank right now and are you willing to go in first
do you think of yourself as more of a temperate woodland squirrel or a bushy mountain squirrel
how many goldfish are you personally responsible for murdering
We just want to get to know you.
27. You don't need to coddle us or anything. In fact, please don't.
