I'd talk about it as a richer awareness. And that richer awareness gives richer details to better inform a more capable mind.
Yes!! That's exactly what I was trying to express. Thank you.
Since having the conversation(s) with DD9, she seems to be better at dealing with emotional upset - as in, she pulls herself together sooner and calms down faster. I think this is because she understands that sensitivity isn't a "fault."
As a highly sensitive person myself, I've struggled in the past with feeling badly about my atypical reactions: "I'm such a baby" or "my friends must be right - there's something wrong with me" ...which makes the emotional event even more intense.
On the other hand, thinking to myself "it's ok, it's just a G&T thing" calms me down and soothes the angst. I'm no longer self-critical. I've noticed the same response from my daughter.
Interesting... it doesn't even matter whether or not our sensitivity comes from giftedness (my feeling is that for us it does, but whatever); attributing it to giftedness whether or not that's the true cause helps anyway.
