YOUR LIFE

You are a deep thinker, an intuitive feeler, and an extraordinary observer.

You are prone to existential depression and anxiety, but you know beauty and rapture.

When art or music moves you, you are flooded with waves of joy and ecstasy.

As a natural empathiser, you have a gift; though at times you are overwhelmed by the constant waves of social nuances and others’ psychic energies. 

In school, you might have wanted to be in the clique, but you were unable to make small talks or have shallow relationships.

At work, you might have wanted the authorities to recognise you, but your soul does not compromise on authenticity.

You might feel hurt for being the black sheep in the family, but your success is not recognised in the conventional way.

Despite your sensitive nature you might have spent your whole life trying to fit in with the cultural ‘shoulds’ and ‘musts’.

To thrive, you ought to know how precious your unique life path is.

Rather than pretending to be who you are not, you only do yourself and the world justice by celebrating your sensitivity and intensity.

Let us start by getting to know you, the trauma you carry and the gifts that has made you who you aretoday.

“Sometimes I think,

I need a spare heart to feel 

all the things I feel.” 

― Sanober Khan

Reading: Being an Intense Child

Lifeline Exercise

On a piece of paper, make two points on the opposite ends of the paper, one point represents the day you were born, the other one marks where you are today.

Draw a line connecting the two.

Identify all the emotional high points and low points in your life.

Low points will be below the line and high points will be above it.

Then, connect the points with lines making a zig-zag line.

There is no right or wrong to this. You could identify as many or as little high/ low points as you like.

You might then use different colours to mark out the themes you have identified. For instance, a colour for all work-related high/low points and another colour for relationship-oriented ones.

Reflect on any surprises, learning and insights.