Carl Jung believed some people are naturally more tuned into emotions.
Both their own and others’.
He called this the Feeling function.
People with a strong feeling function are sensitive, compassionate, and deeply aware of what’s happening around them.
But this sensitivity?
It isn’t always easy.
From a young age, these people often absorb the moods and pressures of others,
feeling responsibility for things they didn’t cause.
They believe they can change people.
If they are misunderstood, dismissed, or told they are “too sensitive,” they can be treated unfairly or even pushed aside.
Over time, this constant emotional weight can wear them down.
Eventually, they reach a breaking point.
They’ve felt too much, carried too much, and realized they cannot give endlessly without protecting themselves.
This is the moment they finally draw a line—they learn boundaries,
stand up for themselves, and honor their own emotional needs.
It’s a painful but powerful turning point:
their sensitivity, once a burden, becomes a source of strength and wisdom.
How Do I See It?
You notice what others miss.
You hear the tremble under their “I’m fine.”
You carry their hurt as if it were your own.
And you’ve given, God, you’ve given so much.
Your time, your energy, your heart.
You’ve poured yourself into other people’s emptiness, believing that love meant never letting anyone go thirsty.
Believing that they would eventually change.
You poured into their cup,
But when you were empty,
They didn’t notice,
Nor did give back.
When you were tired, they didn’t offer their hands.
So you learned to stay quiet.
To swallow your needs.
To build a fortress.
Build walls.
and... pour only into yourself.
And you told yourself it was strength.
And it works.
But here’s the truth you don’t say out loud:
Every day you say nothing, a little more of you disappears.
And If you keep going like that,
the world will never hear the fullness of your voice,
not because it’s unworthy, but because you hid it away.
You will be safe in your illusion of your walls.
And invisible.
And go through life without ever having truly known anybody.
Maybe one day, you should be lucky to have someone truly see you.
To hear you without screaming.
To see you without performing.
And in that moment, you will have a choice:
Close the gates and pretend you don’t care.
Or believe you are worthy, step forward and speak.
And when you speak,
not to please,
not to perform,
but to be heard,
you will feel your own soul rise to meet you.
You will realize your voice was never lost.
It was waiting.
For you.
You are not here to live safe in a false fortress for the illusion of comfort.
You are here to live seen.
You are here to experience life to the fullest.
You are here to claim what you deserve.
But only if you believe you do.
And the only thing standing between who you are and who you're becoming…
Is the moment you believe... the moment you finally open your mouth and speak your truth.