I finally have an answer to one of my longest running questions: why are smart people also especially sensitive? It’s because abstract thinking requires intuitive sensing, since details are abstracted away Intuitive sensing overlaps with emotional sensitivity
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There's also a high overlap between tendency to struggle with mental health challenges, since that high degree of emotional sensitivity can be overwhelming if the capacity isn't there to hold and process.
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That's a big question. It requires training, like physical stamina or metabolic fitness. The most effective tools I've found are breathwork (to open up and expand our nervous system) + a regular meditation practice (cultivating the non-judgemental witness of emotions)
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In one sense capacity can be measured by the time it takes from shifting out of fight/flight (reactive re-enforcement) into parasympathetic (and enquiring into the nature of the stressor)
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