[StillIntending]

What if everyone feels as sad as I do, and everyone else just successfully suppresses it? What if my depression and overwhelming insecurity is really just me being overly sensitive? What if I am just defective?

[Raindropvampire]

I often think the same thing myself but deep down I know it's just the disease talking trying to make me feel even worse. I'm not defective and neither are you

[Fizzyo]

I often feel the same way, telling myself I'm a wimp and other things.
It is the depression talking!

The flip side of being a sensitive person is that it gives you the capacity for empathy and the potential to encourage and help other people on their way.

It would be a brutal world if everyone was hard and thick skinned.

When I worked in healthcare, in my induction they told us about the staff support service. They explained that they want sensitive people to work in healthcare because they deliver better care, but sensitive people are more likely to feel pain and stress, which is why they provide the support.

They see sensitivity as a necessary quality, not a defect!

[cinnamonstick]

I used to think that way, I think it's fairly common. I used to think sensitivity was horrible but now I embrace it. I recommend you read "The Highly Sensitive Person" by Elaine Aarons (not sure about the spelling). It gives you some really powerful insight to your sensitivity.

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
Vincent Van Gogh

[Fizzyo]