cry, break out in fits of uncontrollable sobbing? You're aware! Living with volatile emotions? Your daily routine!
You are being carried away by an emotional storm and are no longer able to manage? You experience this frequently! If these words resonate with you and you recognise yourself in them, you are undoubtedly sensitive and possibly introverted.
It's true that when viewed from this perspective, we could see this trait as a curse. What if you used this particularity to your advantage instead of focusing on the restricting and "disabling" aspects of your emotions?
Perhaps you convince yourself that it is impossible and that you will always experience this acuteness. On the other hand, there are many reasons to be glad and find fulfilment in this gift.
I'll make an effort to persuade you in this article to view this inherent specificity as a benefit and perhaps even an opportunity.
Let's begin by establishing the terms. Sensitivity is frequently linked to the idea of fragility, the inability to contain one's emotions, or the inability to control one's reactions. In other words, sensitivity is (very) mainly associated with a defect, or a flaw in the person, in both everyday language and people's minds.
But even though today's society may view a person's inability to control their emotions as a flaw, many individuals—many of whom were even regarded as geniuses—were distinguished by this particular trait. Additionally, their MBTI profile revealed this acuity.
Another way to understand emotivity is to examine it from a psychological perspective.
According to Carl Jung and the MBTI psychologists, there are two types of people.
People who base their decisions on logic, thought, and reasoning are on the one hand, while people who prioritise affect and choose to follow their hearts are on the other.
According to statistics on the distribution of the two modes of preferential functioning, women are more likely than men to exhibit this second preference, which is largely emotionality-related.
According to this analysis of the unconscious, 60% of women and 30% of men first listen to their inner selves before making decisions.
The same school of psychology also holds that there are four "temperaments," one of which is the hypersensitive stereotype, and which is the least prevalent in the population, accounting for only 15% of people.
By virtue of its traits, the idealistic "temperament" (since that is what it is called) unites all individuals who share a number of traits.
They have a keen sense of listening and are gifted with the ability to discern others' needs. They are dedicated to upholding and preserving an atmosphere of harmony around them, and they often possess some artistic talent. They also stand out for their exceptional creativity.
Their willingness to consider alternative approaches to problems naturally prompts them to do so.
They have every incentive to try to channel their extremely high emotivity and control its outbursts because it can easily spiral into a spiral leading to negative thoughts.