For those of us deemed highly sensitive, we’ve always struggled with the “two of me.”
Sigmund Freud’s exploration of the Ego and Id highlights that “Adults act with an audience in mind, unlike children.” This divide deepens the internal conflict many of us experience.
For highly sensitive people, the "Id" can become a state of paranoia, driven by impulses that seek instant gratification, regardless of social norms.
We are torn between our true selves and the need to suppress our instincts to fit into society—a tension Freud called the "reality principle."
In society, this hypersensitivity often leads to marginalization. My way of thinking doesn’t align with the world’s rules. Life feels as unchangeable as gravity—it always wins. Overloaded by information, I choose to shut down emotionally.
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