Am I Thin Skinned?

Are you easily hurt?

Do you feel like your feelings blend into one another?

When something happened to someone close to you, does it almost feel as if it happened to yourself?

Do you spend a lot of time daydreaming or fantasizing?

Do you believe that there are no sharp dividing lines between normal people and people who are considered psychotic or crazy?

When you work on a project, do you prefer to let your mind wander instead of tying yourself down to a definite outline?

Can you easily imagine what it might be like to be an animal?

Do you find it scary sometimes when one gets too involved with another person?

Do you believe you are influenced by forces that no one can understand?

Would you enjoy being a creative artist?

Are you far from a down-to-earth, no nonsense kind of person?

Based on your answers, you are unlikely to be thin skinned. This means that you probably have thick boundaries. People with thick boundaries are usually rigid and implacable. They are likely to put aside their emotions and prefer to ‘handle’ situations and stay calm. They avoid feeling very strong emotions and they may experience feelings of detachment. However, bodily indicators (such as heart rate and blood pressure) show that they actually do feel their emotions just as much as thin boundary people, other than the surface shows. Thick skinned people take more time recognizing their feelings. The differences between thin skinned and thick skinned persons may result in different types of chronic illnesses.

Based on your answers, you are displaying some signs of a thin skinned person, but also some of a thick skinned person. This means that you have mid-range boundaries. People with thick boundaries seem very well organized, solid and rigid. Thin skinned people, on the other hand, are very sensitive and open. By learning more about your emotional type, you can understand the implications for your health and work towards a healthier and happier life.

Based on your answers, you are displaying various signs typically seen among individuals who are thin skinned. You are sensitive and vulnerable. You may become stressed when experiencing an overload of emotional or sensory input. Besides, it’s common that people like you have allergies and a very reactive immune system. You may respond strongly to pain, not only in yourself but also in others. You are aware of what is going on in your surroundings and you internalize this. You are always in a ‘hyper’ state of feeling. By learning more about your emotional type, you can understand the implications for your health and work towards a healthier and happier life.