Why am I sensitive? Sensitivity and Solution from Brain ScienceHongjin Jeon, Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center

Why am I sensitive? Sensitivity and Solution from Brain ScienceHongjin Jeon, Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center

Dec 14, 2024Ehotyshamull Joy

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The difference between a very sensitive person and others
What is the difference between a sensitive person and a non-sensitive person?

For highly sensitive people, there are four ways to differ:

1. Sensitivity to feeling differences
2. Sensitivity to sensory processing
3. Sensitivity to interpersonal relationships
4. Sensitivity to stress

There are people who develop these abilities with the help of those around them and their own efforts to control their sensitivity, and there are people who suffer from depression, panic disorder, and insomnia due to trauma, excessive stress, and irritation from those around them.

 

2. Sensitivity in terms of neuroscience
Tell us about sensitivity in terms of neuroscience!

Human emotions are created in the limbic system. When you experience a situation, the amygdala, which is part of the limbic system, strengthens the memory and presses the memory to the frontal lobe, which is located on the side of the forehead.

 

When the brain is overloaded, the frontal lobe shuts down. When the frontal lobe is unable to withstand the pressure of the situation and loses its proper function, depression is called depression. In fact, if you look at the brains of depressed patients, the frontal lobe is not functioning. When the frontal lobe becomes dysfunctional, the thalamus, which is responsible for receiving sensory information, is not regulated, and the amygdala is stimulated, causing the limbic system to become overactivated.

The cerebellum is responsible for integrating the senses. In the case of sensitive people, the role of the cerebellum is important because the senses need to be well balanced.

 

In the brains of sensitive people, there is a very complex interaction in which the frontal lobe presses on sensations and the cerebellum is busy trying to balance it, and this interaction is disrupted by a major external shock.

What symptoms do you experience when you become sensitive through the above process? The pituitary gland stimulates the spinal nerves, and the adrenal glands are stimulated, resulting in excessive secretion of catecholamines. This results in an increased heart rate and an excess of glycogen converted by the liver into glucose, resulting in more sugar in the blood. In addition, the activity of the food digestion system decreases, blood pressure rises, blood rushes, numbness in the extremities, burning of the face, and dilation of the bronchial tubes, causing discomfort.

 

3. Solution in case of a very sensitive personality
Is there a way to deal with my sensitive personality?

First, you need to create your own good automatic thinking.

 

Thinking that someone else's words or actions happen to affect you is called "relationship thinking." If the degree of relational thinking is severe, the person will create their own imaginary system, which will lead to "automatic thinking" that interprets reality with a negative or victim mentality, which makes them sensitive. The habit of pondering even the non-verbal expressions of the other person consumes too much personal energy.

 

In the case of a person who is good at dealing with sensitivity, he or she will eliminate relational thinking by objectively grasping the situation and respond to it after identifying his or her own sensitivity. Doing so will help you address your sensitive personality because you will be able to focus on the present and conserve your energy.

Second, you need to be able to immerse yourself in a job or sport that you enjoy.

 

Exercising or working stabilizes the overactive frontal lobe, which reduces irritability and helps improve self-esteem after immersing oneself in the things you love.



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