HSP as a Spiritual Gift. As a child, I felt everything, the tension in a room. I felt the sadness of others, even the things they left unsaid. I grew tired quickly, became reserved, and always sensed that I didn’t quite belong in this world. At school, other kids bullied me for being ‘different.” Too quiet., too sensitive and too much in my own world.
Because of all that, I went through life carrying a heavy burden. I I carried a heavy heart. A invisible weight of shame on my shoulders. My heart shut down. I learned at an early age to hide my feelings, to make myself smaller, to become invisible. Surviving meant adapting, pretending, building walls.
But the sensitivity I once saw as a weakness turned out to be my greatest strength.
HSP as a Spiritual Gift
When I was fifteen, I heard an inner voice for the first time. A deep, silent calling from within. Something inside me knew there was more to life than pain and pretending. More than school, expectations, and daily survival. That voice, I would later come to understand, was my intuition. Already guiding me, even at that young age. It let me know, clearly and firmly: you need help.
Even though I was only fifteen, something in me just knew. I couldn’t explain it. But I couldn’t ignore it either. That voice grew louder, so I listened and I started looking for someone who could help me. Someone to talk to. And I found her, she looked at me and asked what I needed most in my life, in that moment. What surprised me most was hearing myself say out loud, that I wanted to be placed outside of my home. To go to a boarding school.
Somewhere deep down, I knew: If I stayed at home, something in me would break. And it happened… I was placed in a boarding school, where I finally felt safe.
The bullying stopped and I was truly seen
I began to feel safe, where the bullying stopped. Where I was truly seen.
And after a while, I began to blossom.
I began to feel closer to myself again. It was also at the boarding school that I started therapy.
With professional support, I began uncovering the layers of pain I had been carrying: the bullying, the loneliness. And the belief that I was somehow too much, or never enough.
At a certain moment, I learned about the term HSP, Highly Sensitive Person. Suddenly, the puzzle pieces started to fall into place. My sensitivity wasn’t a flaw, but a intuitive way of sensing what was happening around me. I realized I could feel other people’s energy, sense unspoken truths. These deep emotions that once overwhelmed me, could also open doors to something greater.
HSP as a Spiritual Gift
My sensitivity is no longer a burden. It’s my compass. My gift. My power.
High Sensitivity as a Gateway to the Spiritual
Being an HSP turned out to be a gateway to spirituality. Later in life, I discovered that this was something beautiful. I began meditating, tuning into my body and listening to my intuition. The moment I awakened during the painful parting with my twin flame, I realized I was connected to something greater than myself. A source of love, wisdom and peace.
It gave me a new perspective on my sensitivity: not as a burden, but as a guide.
The Twin Flame Journey: A turning point
When I met my twin flame, everything inside me was shaken awake.
It wasn’t a fairytale romance but it was an intense mirror. Difficult feelings and old patterns from my past came back up again. Insecurity, fear and unprocessed grief. They showed up again in my life, inviting me to heal them more deeply. I felt vulnerable all over again.
But this time, I was committed to healing myself even further. My twin flame didn’t just show me what love could be, he also revealed where I was still sabotaging myself.
It was painful, confusing, and yet it pushed me to go inward. This was the beginning of my shadow work.
HSP as a Spiritual Gift
Shadow Work: Healing in Layers
I had no choice but to look deeper into myself. But this time, with more awareness.
Shadow work brought me back to places I thought I had already healed. Places I didn’t really want to revisit. But that’s exactly where I found my strength.
I learned that my sensitivity helps me feel more deeply, heal more quickly, and live more fully. I no longer had to hide or protect myself from the world, and I could finally allow myself to be fully me.
Awakening: Returning to Who I’ve Always Been
My spiritual awakening didn’t happen in one single moment. It was a process of returning. To myself. To my body. and to my feelings. And most of all, a return to my own truth.
As an HSP, I am no longer just very sensitive to what’s around them. I am also a channel, for light, for awareness and for healing.
I can feel when someone is out of alignment, and I’m learning how to stay present with them, without losing myself in the process. My sensitivity is no longer a burden. It’s my compass. My gift. My power.
To You — If This Feels Familiar
Maybe you’re reading this and recognizing something.
Maybe you feel a lot; too much sometimes.
And meaybe you’re also in your own twin flame journey. Or deep in the middle of your shadow work.
What I want to say is this: your sensitivity is not a flaw. It’s a reminder of who you really are.
We’re not here to make ourselves smaller. We’re here to remember, to heal and to grow. Sometimes, you begin by listening to the quiet voice inside you whispering: There is more, and you are allowed to come home to yourself.
