I am intense pretty much all the time. I read Buddhist books to try and take the edge off (for myself and others). It's only in the past couple of years that I've become aware of my intensity. The books help take it down a notch. I tend to spend time with people that can handle it. Ironically, I find that other intense people make me feel crazy in large doses. Despite this, I truly love intense people. Really calm people scare me. Honestly!!!

My DD is even more intense. We homeschool and, if anyone could overheard a typical day they would definitely tell me to put her back in school:)