Dr. Mesich believes that sensitivity is an issue of our times; it touches all types of personalities, ages, economic levels--it crosses all boundaries, and is therefore confusing to psychologists and people in general. People who work as nurses, doctors, health practitioners, teachers, lawyers, counselors--all people who try to impact other people in a positive way--are especially susceptible to experiencing dysfunctional effects of empathy if they are not aware of the phenomenon. Additionally, emotional sensitivity is more often activated in situations with people who mirror our own emotional pain or psychological issues. By not understanding the nature of sensitivity, it can result in recurrent anxiety or depression.
This book, containing actual case examples of empathic children and adults, provides valuable insight and explanations for many people who have not yet discovered the source of their emotional pain. Various chapters focus on how to ease empathy so it does not feel painfully overwhelming, how to be more aware of empathic communication--which will prevent confusion with one's own emotions--and how to positively develop empathy for the useful information it can provide. This is a very readable book containing illuminating, useful, and, for many people, comforting and healing information.
Sensitivity is something you can only understand by personally experiencing it. There are many people who don't believe that emotional sensitivity is truly an issue and likely that is because they don't allow themselves to tune into their own emotional capacity or their sensitivity may not be as strong as others. Do not read this book unless you're aware that you are a very sensitive person and you're looking for some guidance on how to work with your sensitivity. I believe there are various levels of sensitivity and depression and depending where you are on this continuum this book may or may not help you. If you are so depressed that you feel you can not help yourself than you should probably seek professional guidance before you seek guidance from any book.
Meditation, flower essences, and learning to work with what you're feeling are excellent tools for dealing with emotional sensitivity. Have you ever noticed how modern medicine doesn't always solve life's problems? It only coats them so you don't have to deal with them. With the tools Dr. Mesich provides here you are able to deal with your problems and learn how to work with them-this isn't a book for people who want to live in denial. This is a book for people who want to learn how to deal with their emotional sensitivity. I found it very refreshing that there was a natural remedy in flower essences to help me work with my sensitivity. Thank you Dr. Mesich.
Dr. Mesich offers a totally different perspective. Dr. Mesich has discovered that people who suffer from the symptoms of depression tend to be sensitive to the emotions of other people. In this book, Dr. Mesich challenges the reader to think of emotional sensitivity as a gift to be nurtured, and offers the reader several strategies to achieve this goal.