Draw solid boundaries

‘Sensitive people tend to take on others’ problems or feel they need to help them,’ Dr Pluess says. And this empathy is awesome when managed carefully; however, if you don’t set clear boundaries, you’ll feel depleted. If your best pal comes at you after a long day with a rant about her on-again, off-again beau, work on saying ‘no’ or ‘not right now’ if you need to.