Know and Accept Yourself, The Quiet Skill That Changes Everything
Linda BinnsIf you are highly sensitive, you have probably been misunderstood at work at least once. Sometimes it is subtle, a raised eyebrow when you need a quiet moment. Sometimes it is direct, being told you are “too much,” “too intense,” or “too emotional.” That experience can quietly train you to edit yourself. To stay small. To second-guess your instincts. And yet, the real shift happens when you stop trying to fit your sensitivity into someone else’s definition of “normal,” and start getting to know yourself at a deeper level. Not as a self improvement project, but as an honest relationship with who you are. Elaine Aron wrote about how sensitive people can be judged in what she called a temperament-ignorant culture. That lands because it is real. It is not only a personal struggle. It is also a social one. The path forward begins inside, with self awareness and self acceptance.
