Are you "too sensitive"?

This week I wanted to bring awareness about sensitivity. Maybe you've been told you're too sensitive? That you take things to heart too much? You need to toughen up? Or maybe you've told your kids, relatives, friends, co-workers they're too sensitive? And how was it received?

A certain proportion of the population are sensitive - they are more aware, feel and sense things more deeply, and care to the depths of their core. This heightened awareness can lead to confusion (Why do I take things to heart? What's wrong with me??) and often dissociation through numbing (using food, alcohol, drugs, sex, technology etc). If this is how you feel then don't despair - there are more like you out there (myself included). Drop me a message if you'd like support and getting back to feeling confident and powerful. 

Anita Moorjani has written a book called "Sensitive is the new strong". I can't wait to listen to it when the audio version comes out next month. The following quote from her struck home and I wanted to share with you: 

"We have always been made to feel there's something wrong with us. I've always been made to feel that I'm too sensitive. I need to toughen up. I need to become harder in order to be able to navigate this world or deal with the real world. I need to get realistic and so on.

In speaking to other empaths and other sensitive people, and in looking at the state of our world, I thought maybe it's the wrong way around. Maybe in order to really heal this world, we actually need to be more empathic and compassionate.

The people who we look up to, the people who we think, wow, they're so strong. They're so successful. I need to be more like them,

maybe those are the people who need to be more sensitive."

~ Anita Moorjani

How do you feel after reading? Does it ring true for you too? I hope it gives you some reassurance if you have been feeling (or been told) you're too sensitive or that you need to change.

Quite the opposite, you are amazing 💖 

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead - full of joy, confidence and feeling free in your beautiful skin. 

With all my love,
Chandrika ❣️

PS: I'd love to see you over in our Togetherness with Chandrika Facebook Group if you feel called 😍✨