Why sensitive souls lack confidence + 5 ways to turn that around As a sensitive soul I often feel overwhelmed by a busy and overstimulating world. I used to think I was failing because I couldn’t cope with it. I used to get paranoid because I could feel what PEOPLE were feeling and knew what they were thinking but they rarely showed it or admitted to it. It felt like dishonesty even when it wasn’t. Somehow everyone else got the guide BOOK of how to be in this world and I didn’t get a copy. Can you relate? These feelings of overwhelm and not fitting in can knock our confidence as sensitive empaths. In a world that celebrates stoicism and extroversion, being a quiet one who feels everything can make you feel ‘less than’. Our lack of confidence can also come from having forgotten that our ability to feel everything is a sign of being fully alive, present and ‘awake’. And that is a good thing! Here are some new thoughts to play with that could turn that around ...