You’re Not ‘Too Sensitive’: On Taking Things Personally

You’ve heard it a time or ten, and it never feels good: “You’re too sensitive” or “You’re taking it too personally.” An outside voice becomes an inner voice when it’s repeated too often, especially by the same people, but that doesn’t mean that it represents truth. You aren’t too sensitive, so let’s talk about where this notion comes from- and how to stop its impact.