Being Very sensitive

Being Very sensitive

Tryingtolive

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Is this a problem for many other survivors?

I find myself crying and being emotional.
I guess it can just be anxiety.
I never experienced this before.
could this be a positive to my healing?
It's no fun waiting for that moment to happen when I just break down in tears.
I guess I'm Just an emotional man.
A man who has hidden himself for so long.
 
I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but my first thought after reading the descriptions of your sensativity is "And the problem is?"

It's only the real cowards who are afraid of their own feelings, and we all know about the bad things that happen through tention or bottling things up, it's like burying toxic waste.
If your at the point in your recovery when you need to cry and experience emotions, well that's where you are. Just so long as you don't hurt others or feel ashamed or appologise.

Hopefully over time you'll find yourself being better acquainted with what your feeling and able to say "Well this is where I am right now! I'll deal with that, but be aware it will pass"

I always found myself it was amazing how much better I felt after a few really bleak, dead days to just let myself break down and cry, I always felt better afterwards.

Of course there were times I handled things badly, I snapped at people sinse I desired to be alone, or broke down with a friend and chronically appologised sinse I felt I was being a burden. I have however learnt these days how to handle things, and stay focused even when i needed to express emotions or cry, and it's been a good thing to learn.

So, "Being very sensative?" not at all, just another step on the journey, and a credit to you in being strong enough to take it, particularly with all societies crap about "men don't cry!" etc going on.

This doesn't prove your sensative, it proves your strong enough to be honest.

Luke.
 
Crying is a most excellent way to process the "too much"

Count this in the benefit column!

One day years ago when I was 18. I realized I could not cry anymore. Nothing and I could not laugh as well. If I tried to pull out the emotions connected to crying I found that the best I could was to yawn and all emotions would just vanish.

I worked for over two years to extend odd yips and other false starts to being able to cry again. And along the way I started to laugh again as well.

As time went on I became and still am quite emotional. I tear up all the time to things that resonate as profound truth or beauty and consider it a blessing to be able to be mindful enough to cry for the pain and suffering of others and for my own pain as I can get in touch with it.

Keep the emotional channels open, hide it if you must at times, but never be ashamed.

Laughter and crying may well be prerequisites for healing
 
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