You’re Not Too Sensitive: How Survival Patterns Shape Adult Life

Many adults begin therapy with the same quiet concern: “I don’t think I have trauma… I just get anxious.”“I overreact.”“I shut down sometimes.”“I’m probably just too sensitive.” They usually say it quietly. Almost apologetically. For many people, the word trauma feels too big. Too dramatic. Too loaded. Other people had it worse. Nothing “that bad” […]