
What if the main problem of modern people is not an excess of feelings, but a catastrophic lack of them? This is the question at the core of “Abiertos a los sentimientos,” the new book by renowned Spanish psychologist and science popularizer, Sergi Rufi. His book is a bold manifesto that restores sensitivity to its rightful status as a vital force in a world that has persistently taught us to suppress it. In an era of total disconnection and mental noise, the author invites readers on a journey toward repressed emotionsβfear, sadness, anger, and joy. He reminds us that genuine well-being is found not by thinking less, but by daring to feel more.
Mind versus heart: The lost balance
The idea of pitting feelings against thoughts is not new, but Rufi argues that we have gone too far. In his view, humanity has lived for decades under the true dictatorship of rational thinking, where feelings have been relegated to something marginal and undesirable. Undoubtedly, the ability to reflect is a valuable tool, but when we deny ourselves the chance to first experience emotion, we lose touch with our own needs and true desires. We become detached from what is most human in us. As a result, life grows cold, impersonal, and mechanical, dictated by someone else’s rules. The psychologist’s book calls for restoring balance between mind and heart and returning the emotional world to its rightful, central place in our lives.
The Power of Vulnerability: Why Sensitivity Is a Gift
For those who still believe that ‘feeling too much’ is a problem, an expert suggests looking at the situation from a different perspective. He is convinced that the real difficulty lies not in the intensity of emotions, but in the inability to accompany and process them properly. Sensitivity becomes a true gift when a person feels safe, trusts themselves and those around them. The real issue that destroys a person from within is not sensitivity, but suppressionβwhen we are forced to silence and ‘swallow’ what we feel. A society focused on productivity, toughness, and control has always viewed sensitive people with suspicion. They were seen as inconvenient, inefficient, a hindrance. However, few acknowledge that truly experiencing emotions requires tremendous inner strength. Sensitivity is an expression of courage, not fragility, especially when one lives with dignity and without guilt. According to Rufo, academic psychology ignored the emotional world for a long time, striving to resemble precise, measurable sciences. But feelings don’t fit into charts and protocols, which is why psychology sometimes became ‘cold’ and forgot about the inner world of a person.
The Path to Yourself Through an Open Heart
ΠΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ Π² ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠΌΠ΅ Β«Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°Β» – ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π°Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. ΠΡ Π²ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌ, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π»ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π·Π°Π΄Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ. Π’Π°ΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ°, Π²Π΅Π΄Ρ ΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ, Π° Π½Π°Π²ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π½Π΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ – Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π° Π²Π·ΡΡΡ ΡΡΡΡΠ²Π°Π» Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ». ΠΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ, Π²ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Π³Π½Π΅Π²Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π°, ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Ρ. ΠΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΡΡΡΠ°Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Ρ, Π³Π½Π΅Π² ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΠ» Π΄Π»Ρ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ±Ρ, Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»Ρ Π·Π°ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΡΡΠ»ΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Ρ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΌΡΡΠ». ΠΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ° Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»Π΅ΠΉΠΌΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅: ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»Ρ Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Ρ Π½Π΅ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ, Π³Π½Π΅Π² – Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ, Π° ΡΡΡΠ°Ρ – ΡΠΎ ΡΠ»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΡΡΡ. ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ², Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ Π½Π°Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ. Π‘Π°ΠΌ Π°Π²ΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½Π΅Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ Π³Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π³ΡΡΡΡΡΡ. ΠΠ½Π΅Π² Π΅ΠΌΡ Ρ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅, Π° Π³ΡΡΡΡΡ Π²Π΅Π»Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ»ΡΠ±ΠΊΠΎΠΉ. ΠΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΏΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΌ, Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ, Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ. ΠΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ½Π°Ρ Π±ΡΠΎΠ½Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ½ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΠ», Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ. ΠΠΎΠ½ΡΠ², ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π° Π²Π½Π΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·ΡΡΡ Π°, ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π» ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ – ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ². ΠΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ± Π²ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ-Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠΎΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΡΡΡ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΏΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° Π°Π΄ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π°-Π»ΠΈΠ±ΠΎ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Β«ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΒ» – ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΌΡΠΌ, ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠΌ, ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΌ. ΠΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅Ρ , ΠΊΡΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Π» ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΈ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π² Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ»Ρ.












