You’re not “too sensitive.” You’ve been too alone with too much, for too long.

You’re not “too sensitive.” You’ve been too alone with too much, for too long.
(This is what real healing looks like when connection returns.)
 
Maybe you’ve heard it your whole life:
“You’re overreacting.”
“Don’t be so sensitive.”
“You need to toughen up.”
But what if your sensitivity isn’t a flaw? What if it’s a sign of everything you’ve carried—quietly, invisibly—for far too long?
 
Because here’s the truth:
You were never too anything. You were just alone with too much. Alone in the moments you needed comfort. Alone when you had to make sense of pain that was never yours to carry. Alone in your strength, your fear, your grief. And when no one was there to help you hold it all, of course it felt like too much.


Of course your nervous system stayed on high alert. Of course the tears came easily, or not at all. Of course the smallest things now feel like they could break you. This isn’t weakness. It’s survival. It’s the brilliance of your body doing its best in the absence of connection.
 
But healing doesn’t happen through shame or silence. It happens in safety. In relationship. In being witnessed without needing to explain your pain away. When connection returns—real, safe, attuned connection—something softens. Your shoulders drop. Your breath deepens. The parts of you that have been bracing for years finally exhale. This is what healing looks like.


Not fixing who you are—but gently, slowly, coming back to the truth of who you’ve always been. You were never too sensitive. You were just waiting for someone to meet you where you are. I’d be honored to be that someone.
 
If any of this resonates with you, get in contact. I would love to explore this more with you.
 
Chris Warren-Dickins
Therapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey