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Dr Elaine Aron mentions that it is challenging for highly sensitive people not to feel deeply, as we can be susceptible to happy and sad emotions. According to her research, highly sensitive people process various forms of information deeply due to a unique set of genes.
She emphasizes that highly sensitive people can be easily misunderstood due to increased emotional sensitivity.
[Aron, Elaine N.. The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Survive and Thrive When the World Overwhelms You]
Sometimes, overcoming some emotions can be challenging for a highly sensitive person. For example, disappointment is an emotion that is challenging for me to overcome.
In fact, the abstract art in this blog post is inspired by a heartbreak I had a few years ago.
It is inspired by incidents that happened between me and a person who caused me immense disappointment in my mid-20s.
[Let's call this person Jack.]
It took me three years to fully forgive Jack. It wasn't that we had a tough relationship. However, my emotions for Jack were so deep and strong that I couldn't help but feel intense disappointment for a long time. May I add, I didn't want to feel that intensely, but I still did feel my emotions deeply.
I was self-critical for a long time and blamed myself for not being 'strong' enough to forgive and forget Jack.
Now, I suspect that my high sensitivity had something to do with high emotional charges. In no way am I saying that highly sensitive people are weak or cannot forgive easily.
However, I am stating that I misunderstood my high sensitivity to being weak. I wasn't aware of my trait and creativity back then, and I wasn't able to be compassionate with myself for being susceptible to stronger emotions.
On the bright side, I did turn things around for myself after I found abstract art.
Hurray!
(I am patting my back right now.)
I created the painting in this blog post as a representation of my disappointment.
The earth and water in this artwork represent the clashes between Jack and me. The creative rainbow represents hope that got me through that tough phase. Also, the tree with a swing reminds me of a childhood memory that makes me feel comfortable forgiving and forgetting my heartbreak through abstract art.
So, dear highly sensitive person, this is me, wearing my heart on a sleeve and sharing my story with you.
It is one scenario to be misunderstood by others and another to misunderstand oneself due to a lack of awareness about highly sensitive people and creativity. Hence, I sincerely hope that my blog educates you about your trait and instills hope in your creative journey.
-3, 2, 1, Cheers,
Pranita
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