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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @DesertDave OP 4 Dec \ parent \ on: How sensitive is overly sensitive? What is sensitivity? alter_native
It did inspire me. It's not a reaction. I am trying to understand people better and asking a question. What does sensitivity mean to you?
What does sensitivity mean to you?
Often letting external factors, much which you have no control over, affect you in a way that makes you upset or emotionally unstable. On the other hand, sensitivity could be attributed to being highly empathetic -- which is not necessarily a bad attribute to possess.
As I've grown older, I've found that most things in this world you have no control over and you should not let them affect you. This is easier said than done, however.
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I feel that part about the struggle to deal with sensitivity. I agree with your second definition. The first one isn't really what the word means in my opinion. It's how we tend to interpret it. Sensitivity out of the context of human interaction has nothing to do with letting external factors effect you negatively. It just is. No negative or positive associated with it. It just means having lots of sense. We humans have twisted the meaning. Does that make sense? Pun intended
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You are right, but that's not what it means. Take the word in a bigger context and it is about taking in more information. That was the point of the post. Words have their core meaning for a reason. I think it's important to consider.