Are you sensitive to what people sometimes tell you?
By ANIME123
@ANIME123 (2466)
United States
February 3, 2010 9:43pm CST
I am sensitive to what people tell me I always take it the wrong way and get mad or sad. I get hurt easily by peoples words I know that I should try and be strong, but it is really hard for me. Sometimes I can't tell if people are just joking with me, but it really does hurt. I will try and become immune to things that I hear that I don't really like. What I wanted to know hear is if well are you sensitive to what people tell you?? Do you easily get hurt?
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17 responses
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
There's nothing wrong with you--it IS who you are, it's your personality. I myself am sensitive, and I easily perceive the meanings behind every word said. I also easily get hurt, but only if the words are meant to be hurt. Like I said, my sensitivity allows me to determine whether the words spoken are hurtful or just a plain statement. I don't show people that I'm hurt, though--I hide it. :-)
@vandana7 (100699)
• India
4 Feb 10
Hi Anime, you sound like me! I tend to react as well. :) So it is normal. :) There are people who are mean to others, and there are people who are hurt and therefore they retaliate. We belong to the second category. :) It is not about getting hurt easily or not Anime. No joke hurts. Some people do it deliberately. How come jokes amongst some friend circle doesn't hurt, while in the larger group does? That is the difference. Those who are genuinely your friends will never hurt you, and those who hurt you are not your friends/relatives. Avoid them if you can to avoid reacting. Alternately find out their flaws and ridicule them, or expose their sly way of teasing by creating a situation when they become defensive. Once that happens, they will stop hurting you. In the meanwhile, if you react, forgive yourself. Dont think it is something wrong with you. Ok?
@kyel_11 (1069)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
Hmmm. There are times when I easily get hurt, there are also times when I am strong. I think it depends on how the people tell it to me and the choice of their words. If it sounds really below the belt and I can't take it anymore, yes i will be hurt. But if they said in nice way to improve my personality, then I'll accept it and improve myself to be a better person. :)
@joyce5477 (3)
• United States
5 Feb 10
Sometimes I do get hurt from other peoples comments.But most of the time just let it go.Everyone has an opinoin about everything.If I let other peoples opinoin of me hurt me,then I am believing that their opinions are more emportant than my own.
A very wise man told me one time:When people make ugly statements about you,why argue or let it get you down.If it is true,it is true.If it isnt you know it is not.You are in control of how you react to other peoples opinions.You can not change their opinions,you can only choose how you react or feel about them.You are in control of your own self!
@YoungInLove (1254)
• Canada
4 Feb 10
Sometimes yes I mean I do get offended pretty easily sometimes. Its not cause im too sensitive and everything bothers me, but when there are other circumstances that bother me. Like if someone says they hate how i do something, yet they do it, if not more then i do it. Stuff like that. Unless Im really close with the prson saying that I dont generally outright say, hey that bothered me, but you could probably tell with how the conversation is going afterwards if it bothered me or not.
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
4 Feb 10
Dear friend,
I am sensitive mostly with those close and loved ones. At times I do get hurt when I get unpleasant comments from my beloved ones. Yes, I do get easily hurt if some one I love hurts me and at times those I do not love hurts my feelings not my emotions.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Feb 10
Mostly I'm not, but if something is worded unkindly or unfairly, yes it may bother me.
@meldred (94)
•
4 Feb 10
NO! i am not so sensetive to what other people say. You get hurt if you will think it over...just egnor them. But try to overcome that feelings by making a joke with your friends...I know you can learned how to manage your feelings about it. I have an officemate like you, she has a very sensetive mind & feeling...she misinterpret other people...she cried without good reason...The best thing you do is to clarify the things that has bothering you,be frank & don't be afraid to ask...because maybe you have just misinterpret them. That's the way to make you feel comfortable & ok.LASTLY GUARD YOUR HEART.
@alinka (184)
• Greece
4 Feb 10
I get hurt so easily and i know is a weak quality,but the real big problem is that it takes me so long to take that bad energy, anger out of my chest.I dont say anything to the person that hurt my feelings and i dont show any weakness which it makes them belive im a tough person but in time if this keeps goin i wake up one day and i snap on the wrong person.
@damalimcpherson (251)
• Jamaica
4 Feb 10
i am sometimes like that. i am trying to break out of it though because people will forever be people and sometimes they try to break you because they know that you are weak.
@musicman901 (31)
• United States
4 Feb 10
Hi there, I am the same way. I think I'm the most sensative person in the world. If some one says oneean thing to mean I get hurt fast. Its not like I'm a cry baby its just I'm very sensative. I too can't tell if people ar joking or if they're serious. To me what hurts the most is when my family hurts me. They know I'm very sensative and its like they dont care. I try to get used to it but its hard when people are so mean. I just think about how they dont know what it feels like to be sensative. If they knew how it felt I think they wouldnt hurt others. So its kind of like that saying walk a mile in the other persons shoes. I havent real gotten immune to the hurt but i try to ignore it. So yes I am easily hurt like you.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
4 Feb 10
I am quite sensitive because I will not say anything against anyone --it is a matter of personal right thta an individual is th e way he/she is.But when people criticise or look down unnnecessarlily on me I get boiling mad.This is more when these said people do it without any basis[they won't have the particular strength but they will say things out of turn].I hate this sort of weird jokes.Sometimes people do have a funny sense of humour and their statements become offensive.
@jcj_111776 (3216)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
Hello
I can say that I can handle whatever people has to say most of the time. But when it comes to my children, I'm a little sensitive. Whenever someone tells me that my infant daughter doesn't look like me, but she looks a lot like her aunt or grandmother(my husband's side), well, I kind of don't like to hear it.
I do know that my daughter is a carbon copy of her father and has some features of his sister and his mother. She only got my lips. But I don't have to hear it from other people ALL THE TIME. Their words seem to grate on my nerves.
But whatever they have to say, I don't retaliate with any rudeness. I just accept their words with a nod. I just try to keep my opinion to myself. Because I know and understand that it wasn't their intent to offend me. It was just their honest observation.
@tanchyka (213)
• Slovenia
4 Feb 10
I'm really sensitive and have always been that way. I sometimes get really offended or sad because of the things people say to me, but I've learned not to show them that I'm weak and they mostly stop after that. So I guess I could say that I'm not really immune, but just pretending to be. I easily get hurt but I'm learning to forget now. Life is too short to be bothered with things other people say to you or about you.