Why is it so hard to say, that hurt my feelings?

<p>As a child the adults in my life would often tell me I was too sensitive. That I shouldn't take "jokes" so personally. </p> <p>As an adult I have learned to say, "It is not my responsibility to be so thick skinned that you can cut me and laugh while I bleed."</p> <p>I was conditioned to believe that saying, "That hurt my feelings" was showing weakness.</p> <p>I wondered how other people viewed it and Emily Rentas, LMHC, Eric James Smith and Keji Moses were kind enough to join me in creating this interesting conversation.</p> <p>Are you the type of person who will tell someone if they hurt your feelings? How might you respond if someone says it to you?</p> <p>Connect with the panelists: Eric James Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericsmith302/  Emily Rentas, LMHC: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyrentas/ Keji Moses CMgr FCMI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keji-moses-mcmi-61aaa6180/  Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</p> <p>Want a summary of the five Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/ </p> <p>#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com #feelings #emotionalintelligence</p>