Sensitive by Jenn Granneman

Author:Jenn Granneman [Granneman, Jenn & Sólo, Andre]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Instead of “You don’t seem excited to see me anymore,” try “I want to feel wanted by you.”

Instead of “You’re always distracted,” try “I want your attention.”

Instead of “You never help,” try “I feel so much more relaxed when I have help with this or that.”

Be Willing to Get Vulnerable

Vulnerability has been getting a lot of attention from researchers lately, most notably from social scientist Brené Brown, the bestselling author of Daring Greatly. Brown found that healthy vulnerability in relationships increases a sense of trust and connection with others. It can also lead to the deeper, more personally meaningful conversations that sensitive people crave. Healthy vulnerability is about opening up and showing your “rough edges and human imperfections,” as author and marriage therapist Robert Glover famously wrote. Sensitive people naturally show their vulnerability, but at some point in their lives, they may have been made to feel as if they shouldn’t. Society tends to view vulnerability as a weakness, because of the Toughness Myth.

Artists also know that to share their art, they must be vulnerable. There is no other way: You are laying bare something that came from your heart and soul, and once it’s out there, it will be judged, interpreted, and criticized. And yet artwork is how we share meaning. Seth Godin, in his picture book for adults, V Is for Vulnerable: Life Outside the Comfort Zone, explains it this way:

Vulnerable is the only way we can feel when we truly share the art we’ve made. When we share it, when we connect, we have shifted all the power and made ourselves naked in front of the person we’ve given the gift of our art to. We have no excuses, no manual to point to, no standard operating procedure to protect us. And that is part of our gift.

Vulnerability does not mean oversharing aspects of your life or being painfully blunt or harsh. Nor is it a means to an end; vulnerability shouldn’t be used to guilt, control, or manipulate others. Here are some healthy ways to add more vulnerability to your relationships:

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