What does it mean to be emotionally gifted?
Emotionally intense gifted people often feel abnormal. “There must be something wrong with me… maybe I’m crazy… nobody else seems to feel like this.” Emotionally intense gifted people often experience intense inner conflict, self-criticism, anxiety and feelings of inferiority.
Why are people emotionally intense?
Emotionally intense people have a capacity for compassion, empathy, and sensitivity in relationships, they show strong emotional attachments to people, places, and things. They may identify with or absorb other’s emotions, and be overwhelmed by what they see and perceive in the social world.
Are gifted people more empathetic?
Looking at these two studies together, this may further explain the deep capacity for empathy felt by gifted individuals even at an early age. This may also explain why gifted people are more sensitive to perceiving emotions in the room.
Are all gifted children highly sensitive?
Most parents of gifted children won’t be surprised that research supports what they can see for themselves: gifted children are highly sensitive to their environment and react with heightened emotional and behavioral responses, more so than do children of average intelligence.
What does it mean when someone says you are intense?
If you describe a person as intense, you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel their emotions very strongly. I know he’s an intense player, but he does enjoy what he’s doing. Synonyms: passionate, burning, earnest, emotional More Synonyms of intense.
Is EQ or IQ more important?
In his book Emotional Intelligence, author and psychologist Daniel Goleman suggested that EQ (or emotional intelligence quotient) might actually be more important than IQ. 2 Instead, he suggests that there are actually multiple intelligences and that people may have strengths in a number of these areas.