Why Being Highly Sensitive Person Is Both A Gift And A Challenge Dr. Gabor Maté Explains

Why Being Highly Sensitive Person Is Both A Gift And A Challenge Dr Gabor Maté Explains
Discover the hidden connection between sensitivity, creativity, and pain with world-renowned expert Dr. Gabor Maté. In this enlightening video, Dr. Maté unpacks how highly sensitive individuals experience life differently, diving into the Latin roots of "sensitivity" and its profound impact on human emotions.

Learn why sensitive minds often excel in art, music, and creativity, yet face unique challenges such as trauma, addiction, and emotional pain. Dr. Maté reveals how the same sensitivity that fuels artistic brilliance can also lead to inner struggles when combined with unsupportive environments.

Summary with timestamp.
0:00 - Introduction to Sensitivity
Sensitivity is largely genetically determined, with highly sensitive individuals experiencing heightened feelings and awareness of their environment.
0:30 - Meaning of Sensitivity
The term "sensitivity" originates from the Latin word for feeling, indicating that sensitive people have a deep emotional connection to their surroundings.
1:00 - Creative Superpower
Highly sensitive individuals often possess a creative "superpower," allowing them to absorb and express emotions through various artistic forms.
2:00 - Susceptibility to Pain
However, this heightened sensitivity can also lead to increased susceptibility to pain and discomfort, as minor stimuli may feel overwhelming.
3:00 - Need for Self-Protection
The combination of sensitivity with trauma or stress necessitates protective measures, highlighting the importance of self-care for highly sensitive people.

This video explores:
The superpower of sensitivity in creativity
The emotional cost of being highly sensitive
How trauma shapes creative geniuses and their art
Why sensitivity is both a gift and a challenge
Inspiring examples of artists who channeled their pain into masterpieces.

Join us for a powerful discussion that shines a light on the complexities of the human experience and offers insights into how sensitivity can be nurtured into a force for personal and creative growth.

Keywords: Dr. Gabor Maté, sensitivity and creativity, overcoming trauma, emotional pain, addiction and artists, sensitive people, creativity superpower, emotional intelligence

💡 Watch now to uncover the untold truths behind sensitivity and creativity.

🎈 Very Special thanks to Speaker Dr. Gabor Mate and André Duqum for this wonderful talks

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💖 Who is Dr Gabor Mate?
Dr. Gabor Maté is a retired physician, bestselling author, and well-known speaker who is in high demand for his knowledge of addiction, trauma, stress, and childhood development. He is the author of four best-selling books.

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[Lexthebarbarian]

We feel deeper. We experience more deeply. We sense more deeply. If we have social relationships, there must be something authentic and genuine, otherwise we avoid. Noise, pointless small talk, strong smells, stressful environments and gross superficiality are to us what garlic is to the vampire. It is very difficult to be a high degree HSP like I am. But I would never trade symptoms or state of mind for all the gold in the world. Among quietness, gentleness, creativity and wise or intelligent, careful people, I am in paradise. Otherwise I am always alone, never lonely but alone. My eternal bliss.

[ashleyvaughn]

That's why it's important to limit your interactions with people who are genuinely supportive and not interact with people who are negative towards others to try to make themselves feel better. Solitude does wonders and having boundaries for self-care. A lot of unwanted energy blocking must be done.

[oGrayMatterso]

"You're not a mess, you're a feeling person in a messy world." Guard your integrity and morality and heart with everything you have. We are entering into a spiritually ominous time.

[bingo]

Got to know i am an hsp, a year ago.
I used to hate the fact that i was so overwhelmingly emotional and ‘abnormal’. I wanted to feel like the others and be like them, mild and normal. But slowly ive started to realise that its a beautiful trait to have. Its given me so much empathy, insights and made me a creative person. Some days suck and i’m in my bed most of the time but at the end of the day i remind myself that the world needs more empathetic people which keeps me going.

[susanmeadows]

I am a HSP and news, social media, everything basically triggers overwhelming sadness, pain, and anxiety. If someone else or animal suffers, anyone celebrity, musician anyone passes I sob with pain, even if I'm not a big fan. If people are hurt, animals hurt I feel so much. It's sensory overload. Most days are a struggle. I am off social media except YouTube. I can't deal with it anymore. The negative outweighs the positive. Thank you for sharing. I definitely need help being this way. I have been since a child.

[claireholland]

I grew up thinking being sensitive was a negative trait after being told constantly by my mother that I was way too sensitive whenever she upset me, which was quite often. Even into adulthood, it continued to the point I honestly felt I was too sensitive for this world and had quite dark thoughts. Now she has passed, I am beginning to embrace a new found freedom of being my true self and not suppressing my feelings any longer. I am a highly sensitive person, this is me and I will not change. ❤

[debbieross]

If you're HSP and grew up in a toxic family you can be eaten alive by the harsh preditory world. I'm 57 and just getting it together from a life time of abuse. I still wouldn't change who I am. I'm a HSP/ Empath with ADHD. 🥰
Thank you Dr. Mate. 🙏💝

[stellabandante]

Other people don't understand this and they will prey upon your vulnerability. In art, sensitivity is a superpower, a necessity. Maybe this is why artistic people tend to gravitate toward each other.

[Yemi_Diary]

I used to hate being so sensitive and my friendly usually get over things easily and I'm always like in pain and trying everything to soothe the pain and ahhh to all the sensitive people out there plz go easy on yourself and know that some words and some people don't matter. Process your feelings, sit with it and move on from it❤️

[Tullece]

One of the best lessons I learned is to distinguish my own emotions and feelings from that of which I was absorbing. Before I was just lost in such heavy emotions and feelings not realising I was absorbing everything around me feeling so confused. Being able to distinguish what is from you and what is from others is the first step to not being so overwhelmed by it all. I did this through meditation and careful examination of the things I was feeling when in a quiet environment and with practice I was grew my level of discernment. Though I still absorb other energies without even trying I now know what is and isn't mine and tend to just go along with what I'm feeling as opposed to before where I was fighting it.

[bernstock]

Make no mistake: Dr. Gabor Maté is a gift to humanity ❣️

[iamjustsaying]

My mother picked on me to “toughen” me up. Perhaps she meant well but all it taught me was that you can’t trust anyone with your feelings or insights. Just keep it to yourself. It’s lonely but peaceful.

[infinitybless]

I’m a sensitive person, naturally. I wasn’t raised by caring nor supportive parents. So it’s true if your not treated with love your sensitivity turns into defensiveness. After 42 years of dealing with being defensive. I can finally say after all of my healing. I am much better than I was before. ❤

[mkellerman]

just recently figured out that i’m highly sensitive. it’s definitely making me feel more connected to myself and giving me more confidence. i knew all of the little details about myself, how easily i’m overstimulated (falling asleep at loud concerts) the empathy i have towards every little thing, how deeply i care. i even place myself in the shoes of objects and empathize with them. when i was younger i remember being on the highway seeing a teddy bear or flag maybe hanging from a large truck just flapping in the wind and thinking of what it would feel like to be in the place of that object. thank you for this post it helps so much!!

[Tsveti]

I am a highly sensitive person, even most of the times I don't want to cry, but tears just fall. I try to be more detached from people's pain that drags me down, but at the same time I am very intuitive and something brings me back to my sensitivity. Interestingly though, I am not a creative person- I mean I cannot draw, I cannot perform acts, as actors do, I don't play musical instrument... The only thing I do is moving my body, I say moving my body because I don't consider that a dance, because I don't repeat my movements in a choreography, I just move with the music....

[redman]

One thing I struggle with is dealing with conflict. I recently had an encounter with an individual who was extremely insulting towards me and I was afraid to stick up for myself because I get really nervous in conflict situations but then I end up with all this resentment inside of me towards this person. I'm too sensitive and nice and when I encounter a rude narcissist I'm caught totally off guard and don't know how to defend myself.

[synappticuser]

What an excellent validation of highly sensitive people. For those of us who are, it is so helpful to have someone 'get' what it is like to be so. Thank you.

[periwinkle]

As i am reading all of these sharings, i am crying like a feel like i am finally home ....embraced by a community that sees like me, thinks like me, feels intensely like always felt like am weird...like there are too atimuli aroynd me abd i need quiter, simpler, fresher, more else from this feels toxic, umbearable. Over here ....i am breaghting ....really breathing for the first time in 55 years....am not an alien any more ...i found my way home ❤

[Cindergirl]

It's hell to be highly sensitive and betrayed and have to deal with being unloved or neglected.

[chriskeene]

I’m not sure If I am sensitive or if I just care very deeply. I have discovered that it’s not others that hurt me but my expectations of others that is what hurts. I cannot control other peoples actions but I can control how I feel about other peoples actions. I hope that makes sense. Be well all