Why are some people more sensitive than others? Nervous System?

Question

I find that whenever I'm happy, I'm incredibly happy. Whenever something bothers me, it really upsets me. But the good thing about these intense emotions is that I turn them into something artistic. Many of the best writers and artists of our time where very sensitive. For them, any kind of creativity was like a catharsis for them.

You guys both have great points.

Answer 1

I think it is more a matter of brain development and/or personality (which could be much the same thing).

The person who is very much in control of his/her emotions and who processes them in a "logical" way to the point where they are neatly back "in their boxes" and tucked away is running on a part of the brain that is responsible for logic.

The person who responds to things with intense emotions is running on the part of the brain that is emotional.

It could also have something to do with what impresses (for lack of a better term) you in others. If you like the idea of having intense emotional responses to things and like to think of yourself as "creative" you may nurture that behavior and type of response in yourself. If, on the other hand, you're someone who admires people who are very much in control of their emotions and who operate on logic only then you may be more likely to nurture that type of personality in yourself.

I'm not saying how emotional someone is is always a matter of choice, but some people do aim to model themselves into the type of person they find impressive or admirable.

There is one other factor: Depending on someone's age there is the chance that hormones and other issues associated with, say, youth could cause a person to be more emotional than they may be in a less tumultuous level of maturity.

Answer 2

some people are more sensitive than others because they had a hard childchood, or have a hard life and cant cope with overwhelming people. Or maybe they just have strong emotions which they show, because they aren't strong enough to keep them inside them and they let it all out, making them look like very sensitive people. that's in my opinion. I'm sorta the second one, and like you I'm really happy when things are going well, but if someone bugs me I get in a bad mood and kinda angry, or if a friend's sad or someone hurt me, i usually shut up and go through the rest of the day with a blank face and/or tears in my eyes. Some say I'm sensitive, others think I'm moody . . . is that the same?

Answer 3

Have you considered that you might be bipolar?
Sensitivity is a wonderful human potential that many can't afford.
Vulnerability is a handicap.
Defenses make some people less sensitive. Afraid of feelings they become robots.
Some great artists were miserable people. A catharsis, like crying, is relief but doesn't solve problems nor produce emotional growth.

Answer 4

We evolved very different fight and flight responses to stress. Nervous/sensitive would guarantee passing genes better quite often (enough for it to become a common trait). The connection w. artistic endeavor is however tenuous.

Answer 5

you could be a cancer, people who are born cancers are very sensitive people. if not maybe read up on ur birth sign, could have somthing to do with it.