There is growing consensus in the literature?about?the?emotional consequences for?researchers involved in sensitive research.?There is also concern about the support provided to?these?researchers. Such concerns are amplified by a lack of discussion on what exactly?researchers themselves consider?is 'sensitive'?about?their?involvement in?this type of?research.?This paper draws on data from a roundtable with 12?researchers?working across a range of 'sensitive' research?areas.?It presents?an examination of their views on these issues?presented in themes?that emerged?from our analysis of these data. These themes are?interconnected with?examples from the literature that contextualises and add to our methodological understanding of the issue of sensitivity.?Our analysis suggested?these researchers'?sensitivities were closely linked?to?the?context of the research.?In addition,?they described how?issues of?identity,?as well as?political motivations,?meant?there was a strong personal and professional investment in the research. We conclude by?reflecting?on these sensitivities,?arguing that although they are supported by current definitions of sensitivity, they?are more nuanced than?broader discussions of sensitivity allow.