Too sensitive!!!!
Too sensitive!!!!
I'd rather be labelled "too sensitive" than become the kind of person who watches others being mistreated and shrugs their shoulders.
For years I was told I was too emotional, too intense, too caring, too outspoken, too affected by things that "weren't my problem."
What I've learned is that many people confuse empathy with weakness because they have become so used to cruelty, gossip, bullying, exclusion, injustice, and abuse that they barely notice it anymore.
I notice it.
I notice when people are struggling. I notice when someone is being targeted. I notice when vulnerable people are being ignored. I notice when something isn't right.
And no, I don't think that's a flaw.
The world doesn't need fewer people who care. It needs more.
If being "sensitive" means I speak up when others stay silent, help when others walk away, and refuse to normalise harmful behaviour, then I'm perfectly happy wearing that label.
I'd rather be sensitive than bitter. I'd rather be compassionate than cruel. I'd rather be accused of caring too much than spend my life wondering what happened to my humanity.
Sensitivity isn't weakness.
It's the reason many of us survive, advocate, create, protect, and make the world a little kinder than we found it.
✨❤️
Sarah Wingfield
Disability Advocate | Author | Actress
KawaiiDollDecora.uk
#Empathy #KindnessMatters #DisabilityAdvocate #MentalHealthAwareness #TraumaInformed #AutisticAdult #Neurodivergent #Advocacy #BeKind #CommunitySupport #SarahWingfield
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