Highly Sensitive People
Introverted, deep thinking, empathetic people are the blessed ones.
The highly sensitive will tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. They dislike small talk.
They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. They dream vividly and can frequently recall their dreams the next day.
They love music, nature, art, physical beauty. They feel exceptionally powerful emotions—sometimes acute bouts of joy but also sorrow, melancholy, and fear.
Highly sensitive people also process information about their environments, both physical and emotional—unusually deeply. They tend to notice subtleties that others miss—another person's shift in mood, say, or a lightbulb burning a touch too brightly.
They feel as if feelings are a distinct language.
Ref: (Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking)
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Rene Volpi
I'm from Italy and write every day. Being a storyteller by nature, I've entertained (and annoyed) people with my "expositions" since I was a child, showing everyone my primitive drawings, doodles, and poems. Still do! Leave me a comment :)
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For years I was thought to be an extravert when younger as I nervously went into full clown mode. Now I see it's a reaction to overstimulation. In Sweden people are socially quite shy unless embibing in alcohol; after two fine glasses of Prosecco I loosen up. May I ask what part of Italy you are from?
Oh my God! This, you have perfectly described me!