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When a highly sensitive man goes quiet... (INFJ / INFP)
Sometimes a highly sensitive man doesn’t go quiet because he has nothing to say. He goes quiet because he has learned how painful it can be to not feel understood.
I see this so often in the comments here: men who have spent years trying to explain what is happening inside them, trying to find someone who understands, and and slowly realizing how exhausting and painful it can be to keep reaching out and not feel met.
Over time, many highly sensitive men begin to protect themselves. They share less. They keep things simpler. They learn to translate their inner world into words that feel easier…
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