Growing up sensitive hurts. — As a child, I had a very difficult time separating feelings that were mine and not inspired by other people’s. It was easy with my family. But, strangers were confusing. I’ve always liked people. I was always very confident regarding who was safe to approach and wouldn’t mind entertaining me…

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a lunatic. I think a lot of humanities problematic programming can be found in our sayings. We’ve all heard: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. What a joke. If you were the only person claiming…

Empaths must first love and trust ourselves; we need lovers who are emotionally honest and willing to give us space. Empaths are so sensitive that it can be hard for us to stand strong during an emotional time. We need to love and trust ourselves before getting into romantic relationships…

Be the leading expert on your happiness. I experienced manic depression as a child. My cycles were months long. So, both the manic and depressive periods lasted several weeks. By the time I was 18 years old I was determined to live a life unburdened with it or end mine…

How I learned to stand tall in conflict and decision-making. I’d like to tell you how I learned to grow my confidence. I hope you find a useful tidbit or two. I am very sensitive. I don’t have access to any special sensory inputs. I’m just extra sensitive to everything. …

A kitten-napper tells his story. — How I Became a Kitten-Napper When I was eight years old we moved to a new house with a barn, a hobby farm. My parents got a bunch of cats to keep the mouse population down. They did not have the cats fixed (spayed or neutered). The cats had kittens. The cats were tame. Their…

Really thoughtful article, thank you! Minor disagreement. Neuroscientists might know more than you about how the human brain works in general. However, you are the only one who has your perspective. Psychology is great when it helps. It is however a "soft" science and therefore it is reasonable to assume that there may be times when they are just wrong. The entire field has a bias, the individual doctors have bias. We all have biases. That is, of course, the whole point of the scientific process, to remove bias.

Such a thoughtful and loving article. I really appreciate your vulnerability, it demonstrates true strength. We know we cannot fix others. However, perhaps we can help. Notice the section I highlighted, you link "beauty" with "mystery" and "awe" with "wonder." I think there is something super useful here. My favorite…

Chris, this is an important topic and I'm glad you addressed it. Just for the record "alpha males" are the single most terrified category of humans. Fear is the only thing that drives them. You have demonstrated actual strength by writing this article. I'd like to offer a perspective shift…