I would argue that being sensitive is something one has to at least partially overcome in order to be rational, i.e., one has to be able to ignore the social pressure to conform to popular irrational beliefs.
There may be a correlation between them, but I think the tendencies to feel the pressure to conform to others’ beliefs and to be emotionally affected by the feelings and actions of others are separate.
As Spurlock points out, Yvain also describes himself as being highly sensitive in the latter sense, but having read through the archives of his blog, I don’t get the impression that the former is something he’s had similar issues with.
I would argue that being sensitive is something one has to at least partially overcome in order to be rational, i.e., one has to be able to ignore the social pressure to conform to popular irrational beliefs.
There may be a correlation between them, but I think the tendencies to feel the pressure to conform to others’ beliefs and to be emotionally affected by the feelings and actions of others are separate.
As Spurlock points out, Yvain also describes himself as being highly sensitive in the latter sense, but having read through the archives of his blog, I don’t get the impression that the former is something he’s had similar issues with.