Too Sensitive for this World?

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Deepak Chopra recently commented on Michael Jackson's death as evidently they were good friends. Chopra ran through Jackson's disorders, dysfunctional childhood, pressures of celebrity, addictions to prescription drugs and reconstructive surgery, struggles with depression, he had lupus (an autoimmune disease) etc. and who knows what else, then at the end Chopra said Michael Jackson was just too sensitive to endure the pressures of this world. This reminded me of the line in the Don McClean song "Vincent", "this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you". Van Gogh went insane.
We have all known people for whom "coping" is a 24/7 struggle and just seem unable to "process" anger, fear, dispair etc.... I firmly believe that negative emotions become manifest in the wide variety of illnesses, addictions, "isms" and disorders that exist today.
We all feel far more than we ever express and I just wonder how many people suffer for simply having the misfortune of being too sensitive.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Alex Blease on August 25, 2009 at 12:09pm: Dave....great analysis. Life is a difficult buisness, anybody who pretends not, is kidding themselves.

As far as Jackson is concerned, he was plainly disturbed in a big way.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 3:53pm: my good friend, Don Miguel Ruiz, wrote a book titled, "the four agreements", one of those basically says not to take anything personally ----- which sometimes is hard to do, but not impossible; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elise on June 30, 2009 at 10:17pm: I'd like to know more. I wish we could experience a simulation so we'd know what it's like during the course of a day for someone with Asperger's/Autism. I think we'd learn to be more accepting and compassionate.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 2:40pm: Frank, you are so right. Well, just the other day I posted that I liked john lennon's original of his song " imagine " and that it was done better than the posted video cover. Whack ! I was jumped on by a few accusing me of being insensitive and mean spirited !; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melissa on June 30, 2009 at 3:29pm: Interestingly, I have run into this topic of the Highly Sensitive Person from three different sources over the last few days. All from very different places. For more information, one of the sources supplied the following two websites:

http://www.hsperson.com/

http://www.highlysensitivesouls.com/

One of the website says this highly sensitive characteristic is “found in 15 to 20% of the population--too many to be a disorder, but not enough to be well understood by the majority of those around you.”

I don’t know that being too sensitive is a misfortune for a person. It is just the way a person is. Sometimes being highly sensitive keeps a person profoundly attuned to what is happening around them. I suppose the misfortune could be if the sensitive person does not learn to understand their level of sensitivity in dealing with day-to-day issues and stresses in the world.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Frank Nerli on June 30, 2009 at 5:02pm: So, so true Melissa! I'm sure most of us are far more sensitive than we like to admit. We need sensitivity in the world. An important ingredient for love, kindness, nurturing etc... Most of us can feel and then process those feelings. Some people it seems, are unable to do so. Perhaps those are the 15 to 20 %. I just wonder what it is that prevents them from doing so. Its sad these gentle souls are so tortured!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 4:00pm: wow, that is really good news, i am happy for you ...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Frank Nerli on June 30, 2009 at 5:05pm: Thats fantastic Vanessa!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Elise on June 30, 2009 at 10:13pm: I'll second their cuteness! Thanks for sharing, Vanessa!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 3:39pm: softy candy colored sensitivity antenna hat; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 4:06pm: Should I remove it in a timely manner as so to alleviate any chance the you may be sensitive to little dolls and are in fact a pediophobic ?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JOHN LANDON on June 30, 2009 at 3:43pm: poor Vincent, he had epilepsy ... he was misunderstood by entire towns ...; ▶ Reply to This

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