b/t a scale of 1-10...how sensitive are you?

[Mara]

ditto whoever else said a 9-10 in general with 99% of people, but with my hub or someone i really love and respect it can be lower. opinions and pronouncements don't bother me and i also don't stay upset over something. while i don't hold a grudge since life is too short, i do have a long memory.

i find that most of my close friends are people similar to me with a thick skin as well..but i do have a few close friends that are a lot more sensitive. they just know not to come to me with 'sensitive' dilemmas or issues or if they want lots of sympathy.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/5/2010 5:34:35 PM
Author: Mara
ditto whoever else said a 9-10 in general with 99% of people, but with my hub or someone i really love and respect it can be lower. opinions and pronouncements don''t bother me and i also don''t stay upset over something. while i don''t hold a grudge since life is too short, i do have a long memory.

i find that most of my close friends are people similar to me with a thick skin as well..but i do have a few close friends that are a lot more sensitive. they just know not to come to me with ''sensitive'' dilemmas or issues or if they want lots of sympathy.

i hope so...remember those days when you and Alj were beating me up with a baseball bat?

 

[kenny]

DF, what did you do?
Did you deserve the beating?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 1/5/2010 8:07:05 PM
Author: kenny
DF, what did you do?
Did you deserve the beating?

nothing,but they don''t scare me!!

 

[that_someone_special]

1? 2?

 

[lyra]

It all depends on who is bothering me and why. Could be 1, 5, 10.

 

[junebug17]

I''m somewhat sensitive, maybe a 4-5? Sometimes I wish I had a thicker skin, but at almost 50 I''m beginning to think I just need to accept myself for who I am.

 

[Mara]

Date: 1/5/2010 8:07:05 PM
Author: kenny
DF, Did you deserve the beating?

do mosquitos suck your blood?

 

[Lauren8211]

I am quite sensitive, but I generally do not break down in front of people other than DH. I have a tough exterior and I''m a hard shell to crack, but once you do, I''m pretty sensitive.

 

[Cehrabehra]

I don''t think so - sometimes I do... it depends totally on how much I value the opinion of the person who is disapproving or whatever. I can be completely impervious to some and as delicate as a (name something delicate lol) at other times.

On PS there have been times where I really got my feelings hurt because I genuinely cared about what certain people thought of me - and then there are others I couldn''t care less what they think and nothing they''d say would penetrate.

Same with IRL. I guess I''d say I''m about a 5 lol Maybe a 4

 

[wsu12]

I consider myself very sensitive, I would say a 3. I wish I was thicker skinned. When I encounter other people (read:women) who are very sensitive about everything I find it annoying...I can only imagine that is how my friends and family have felt at times with me.

I will say that it has improved vastly over the last 10 years. I have come to the realization that not everything is about me, and it has made for much smoother sailing.

 

[LtlFirecracker]

I have thin skin, although it has improved, I would say I am a 4 - if 5 is average, I am a bit below that.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Depends on the topic for me. Some things get to me and there''s no difference between real life and online. Other things don''t at all and I need to remind myself that others are sensitive about them before I trample on feelings.

 

[Porridge]

Date: 1/5/2010 2:22:57 PM
Author: MissMina
I''d say I''m a 5

But I get my jollies from killing people with kindness

So no one suspects

Bah ha ha ha.

 

[Porridge]

Date: 1/5/2010 10:25:44 PM
Author: elledizzy5
I am quite sensitive, but I generally do not break down in front of people other than DH. I have a tough exterior and I'm a hard shell to crack, but once you do, I'm pretty sensitive.

Yeah ditto this. I'm often told I'm intimidating, and a tough nut to crack, but really I'm just a big softie

especially with close friends/family.

I think there's different types of sensitivity. I'm sensitive when it comes to others feelings. But I feel that I hit a big turning point around when I turned 25 concerning my own feelings and sensitivities, in that I care an awful lot less about what people think, don't seek approval etc.
I hope to get to PP's level over the next few decades