This poem was given to me about 11 or more years ago in a time of need by a person I didn't know. He took one look in my eyes at a healthfood store and said "this will help you"
It did and it has ever since.
If you relate to it I suggest you print it out, it has been very important to my growth, it helped bring my over sensitive issues to an end.
Here goes.....

Feeling Hurt
by Ed Woods,

I once was very sensitive to all I saw or heard;
My feeling were so quickly hurt,
It really was absurd.

A criticism might be true,
Again it might be wrong,
It mattered not, I felt the sting
And suffered all day long.

Whe others recieved a favor
I felt belonged to me,
I hurt within-I hurt without,
A hurt that you could see.

My feelings were so delicate
I blamed all else but me,
I was addicted to my hurt
And lived in agony.

I suffered so-I looked for hurt,
It was an easy trick;
Until one day I realizrd,
It was my soul thats sick.

I then found out I was the cause
Of my sensitive mood;
subjective feelings had to go!
I changed my attitude.

My way of thinking is tranformed;
A new life I begin.
No longer touchy-never hurt
I yse the stregnth within.

If I am upset I am to blame,
I now accept thi fact.
So i refuse to hurt myself
Through ways that I react.

Since angers always caused by hurt,
My temper has to flee;
Controlled emotions take it's place.
With peace and calm, I'm free.

What others say or do hurt not,
When I forgiveness give
And love and bless, I've found this is
The better way to live.

Jellybean -- Wonderful healing message there, thanks....and great words to live by....:)

Wow - that's hard, but sound, advice to take -- 'specially for those of us who tend to be "hypersensitive". What do you MEAN, it might be my fault as much as the other person's? :D

Nice Jellybean