What do you feel the positives about being a Cancer are? Do all of you notice a great deal of sensitivity, and if so, in what areas? As I said in my earlier post, I don't know any other people who have the sun sign of Cancer, except my mother in law, and I just wonder what the similarities are between me and other Cancers.

Oh, I've got my man! I've been married for almost 18 years and happily so. I have a 20 year old son who is a sweetie.

I think I struggle with feeling safe with other people, outside of my home, er, shell.

It didn't help that the environment I grew up in was abusive and my sensitivity was mocked; a double whammy.

Figuring out who I am has been an uphill struggle, thousands of dollars and years of therapy.

I don't know any other Cancers - my husband's a Capricorn, my son is a Virgo who seems to have inherited some of my sensitivity. And I know that we all bring our own flavor to this world - I just seem to be out of step at times with others. Sometimes, everybody wants to watch a really scary movie and I'll be the only one in the room who dreads it because I just can't handle the impact of the adrenaline rush. Or, with music - I have to be careful about what I listen to because, at times, it can crank me around in just a few seconds...

Maybe, I am just learning to be me and accepting who I am

I love to help people, too. I'm a cleaning lady, gardener and a massage therapist. And, doing all of that makes me feel good. But, I just wonder if I am by nature an introverted being.

Do you have issues with extreme sensitivity?

I would like to talk with people who have similar astrological orientation, just to compare notes with.

Hi!

I'm a Cancer....still not sure if I like it, but do I have a choice??? My b-date is 6/25/67, 3:05 am, and lately I've noticed that I really, really want to stay in my shell because of the intensity of emotions that I am feeling. Full moons are almost unbearable. I have to be careful what I watch on t.v. and what I listen to on the radio because it really affects how I feel.

Sometimes, I really want to be around people, but a lot of times I prefer to just stay in my shell.

I find it hard to find the positives about being a Cancer. I would like to be a little more open and available to others, but the desire to be safe usually wins out. I would like to not be so afraid of feeling, of the ability to be empathetic; to be able to use it for positive, but I am not sure how.

Any other Cancers feel the same way?