All the Feels
“You’re so sensitive.” As a statement, it feels loaded with judgement – or even like an insult. But if the past two years of stress, political unrest and upheaval have taught us anything, it’s that sensitivity is what the world needs more of right now.
In scientific terms, sensitivity is “the ability to perceive and process information about the environment, whether external or internal,” says Dr Michael Pluess, a researcher on the topic. Yep, it’s rooted in our biology – and beyond humans, it has been observed in hundreds of animal species. While the general conception of a sensitive person is someone whose feelings are easily hurt, those who have “high
