3 things you’re probably doing if you’re deeply feeling

Have you heard the phrase "deeply feeling"? When I first heard it and learned a bit about what it meant—I felt such a profound sense of relief. Finally, there was a term to help me understand what I had felt my whole life, and it wasn't considered a bad thing.

3 things you're probably doing if you're deeply feeling:

1️⃣ You wonder why other people either appear not to have big emotions, or have an easier time with them, while your emotions feel like they swallow you whole.⁣

2️⃣ When someone walks into the room, calls you or walks past you in the street, you feel acutely aware of what they’re feeling—often as though you’re experiencing what they’re feeling, in your own body.⁣

3️⃣ You feel like you can’t “keep up” with your family or peers—needing more rest, being more easily over-stimulated by sounds, smells & crowds, or not being able to go to loud action movies because the intensity overwhelms your system.⁣

For the longest time, I had all of these experiences (& many more)—leading me to the conclusion that there must be something wrong with me. I tried therapist after practice after supplement after bio-hack after wellness protocol—but couldn’t escape the feeling that none of the “healing” was working. ⁣

If you can relate to feeling this way, I want you to know: You’re not broken. And you don’t need fixing.⁣

Take a moment to let that sink in.⁣

If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I just get it together?" or felt like something was wrong with you for feeling so much, let me tell you: you’re not alone. Many of us deep feelers carry the belief that we’re flawed because we feel so different to the people around us.⁣

But here’s the truth: you make perfect sense.⁣

These experiences aren't flaws, they're a reflection of your deeply feeling nature.⁣

In a world that often doesn't honour this gift, it's easy to feel like something is wrong with you. But your deep feeling nature is your gift waiting to be embraced.⁣

In my work as a somatic coach, I support my deeply feeling clients to create stability within their deeply feeling nature. It is entirely possible to work with, and not against, our sensitivity—so that our natural attunement to ourselves, others and the natural world serves both us and others in an incredibly positive way.

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