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    How Being an Empath is Connected to Spiritually Awakening

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    by Aletheia · Jul 24, 2021 · 82 Comments

    Image of an empath in the sunlight experiencing a spiritual awakening

    I’m going to say something unexpected – perhaps even a little unpopular.

    I think we’re all empaths.

    I believe that being an empath is actually our natural state of being.

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    Far from being an exclusive label or special group of people, I believe empaths are rife among us.

    I believe men are empaths, women are empaths, children are empaths, the elderly are empaths, straight people are empaths, gay people are empaths, transgenders are empaths, and throughout the entire world, I believe that empaths exist in every culture, every tradition, every religion and every continent.

    The only thing is this:

    most of us have lost touch with our abilities to tune into the feelings of others.

    Why? Because most of us have lost touch with our ability to tune into the feelings of ourselves. Whether through our highly materialized, fast-paced, artificial societies; our long-held dogmas, traditions, beliefs and inner narratives; our physical and emotional diets; our lifestyle habits, or simply our belief that “everything we feel comes directly from us,” we have been severely desensitized in life.

    We have become essentially “sensitivity maimed.”

    We have become emotional illiterates.

    In fact, most of us have become alexithymics – people that suffer from the inability to truly know, and put into words, what they are feeling. Hence our tendency to over-eat, our obesity crisis, our addictions to alcohol and drugs, our over-consumption of escapist TV shows, movies and porn and our constant psychological issues such as anxiety and depression.

    All of this comes as a direct result of lacking self-awareness, of trying to desperately patch up the emptiness and confusion we feel in life and inside.

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    We are truly, in the most extreme sense, out-of-touch with ourselves.

    And so it’s no wonder that when we experience some kind of spiritual awakening – when we finally awaken from our “sleep” and experience a shift in consciousness – we become overwhelmed with not only our ability to understand and feel our own feelings, but our ability to do likewise with others and their feelings. For some this descends as a tidal wave, for others, a gentle but increasing storm.

    Suddenly we realize all along that many (not all) of the feelings that have been clogging us up have come as a result of actually feeling and taking on the emotions of others, empathically.

    If this sounds like you, and if you are currently navigating through the disorientating waters of being an empath, you are not alone. I too have gone through this awakening experience and after some much needed guidance and personal effort I have been able to obtain much greater mental and emotional clarity. Although I am not perfect (there will always be more to improve on), I want to share with you today some truly beneficial advice.

    From Alexithymic to Empath

    It is said that alexithymia is present in about 10% of the population, but I believe this figure is grossly downplayed. I believe that many of us were/are alexithymics.

    As thinker and philosopher Roman Krznaric comments in his book “Empathy: Why it Matters and How to Get it”:

    At this moment in history we are suffering from an acute empathy deficit, both as a society and in our individual lives.

    He goes on to note that:

    A recent study at the University of Michigan revealed a dramatic decline in empathy levels among young Americans between 1980 and today, with the steepest drop being in the last ten years. The shift, say researchers, is in part due to more people living alone and spending less time engaged in social and community activities that nurture empathic sensitivity.

    Krznaric later goes on to reveal that empathy has declined by nearly 50% in the past 40 years. A study in 2017 also revealed that alexithymia is directly tied with a lack of empathy.

    Other than a lack of empathy, alexithymics display numerous traits that are extremely common in the people of our day and age. These include:

    • Lack of intuition.
    • Restricted imagination and emphasis on the logical and realistic.
    • Outbursts of crying and fits of rage appearing to come from nowhere.
    • Inability to identify and describe what one is feeling (poor emotional intelligence).
    • Difficulty in relationships (adopting the role of the dependent, dominant, or distant partner).
    • Impulsive acts or compulsive behaviors.
    • Tendency towards obesity (binge eating), anorexia, bulimia, sex addiction, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, fibromyalgia, personality disorders, migraines, depression.
    • Social isolation and an inability to connect or identify with others.

    However, if you have experienced an awakening as an alexithymic, or a shift in consciousness from “unaware” to “aware,” you’re most likely experiencing the following symptoms:

    • Social anxiety or phobia as a result of being bombarded with too much verbal, emotional and physical data.
    • Intense self-consciousness, or being painfully aware of how other people perceive you.
    • Tumultuous emotions. You will begin to feel your emotions rather than hide from them or channel them into unhealthy habits such as binge eating, alcoholism, workaholism, etc. Because you are emotionally inexperienced, you experience many highs and lows in emotions, not knowing how to stabilize and harmonize yourself internally.
    • Confusion between your emotions and other’s emotions. You might jump to one extreme and think that you have borderline personality disorder or another disorder – or, you might jump to the other extreme and blame everyone else for the way you feel, adopting a classic victim complex.
    • Low self-esteem. As a result of being thrown in the deep end, so to speak, you might feel personally and inter-personally inadequate because of your heightened sensitivity to the world. You might beat yourself up, think you’re stupid, think you’re weak, think you’re mentally ill, or any other number of self-criticisms.
    • You are more in touch with your body. You might begin to take care of your health more, change diets, change cosmetics, try to overcome any addictions you have, and generally take care of yourself more.
    • You will be more sensitive to the beauty and horror of the world. As a newly awakened soul, you will experience the world much more deeply – this has its positives and negatives, and can result in pure joy or severe unhappiness.
    • You have the sudden craving to express yourself creatively, but you don’t know how or where to start.

    The transition from alexithymic to empath can be compared to a pendulum. The pendulum swings from one extreme to the other, but eventually through time it slows to a halt, to a balance between two extremes. How do you find that stability? There is a lot of bad advice out there on the web, so let me share with you what I learned through trial and error.

    The Empath Fledgling Guide to Creating Inner Balance

    I will be expanding upon this topic in a future article (it deserves one of its own!), but for now I’ll provide you with a few basic pointers.

    1. Forget “Shielding” – Try Non-Resistance and Non-Attachment

    Many articles and many websites suggest “shielding” techniques to “protect you” from the emotions of others. Firstly, this advice uses the language of victimhood which is counterproductive to becoming a balanced empath. I’ve personally tried using “invisible eggs,” “walls” and so forth before, but I’ve found it not only completely ineffective, but too mentally draining as well.

    Instead of using shielding techniques, simply open yourself. Simply be. Don’t fight, don’t resist, for your resistance will create continuous tension within you – which you certainly don’t need.

    Non-resistance is paradoxically the most simple thing to do in the world, but it can also be very difficult as we are so used to resisting ourselves, other people, time, and life in general.

    But non-resistance isn’t simply about letting everything and anything come – it is also about non-attachment, or letting emotions come and go without identifying with them. Non-attachment requires you to be self-aware in the present moment of what you are feeling. This can take time and practice.

    Try asking yourself, “What am I feeling right now?” when you feel stressed, tense, or stuffy with emotions. Your answer might be something like, “I am feeling pain, worry, sadness and anxiety, but that is OK.” It is OK to feel the emotions. Open to them, but also let them pass by not adopting them as “yours.” Are your emotions “you?” No. You are much vaster than transient emotions which come and go.

    2. Try Somatic Mindfulness

    Somatic mindfulness is basically a way of anchoring you firmly in the present moment (and not getting lost in the hurricane of your thoughts and feelings) through focusing on your bodily sensations. This is complementary to the previous point of non-attachment and non-resistance which both require present moment awareness. Somatic mindfulness is extremely effective as it requires nothing other than your ability to feel sensations. Types of somatic mindfulness involve focusing on your breathing (deepening it), your blinks, your feet on the earth and the temperature of your body.

    3. Run, Scream, Cry, Shout, Express

    Catharsis is essential for every empath. In fact, it is essential for every human, regardless of their level of sensitivity as it dispels a lot of pent-up energy. For empaths this means getting rid of negative emotional residue from oneself and others.

    Whatever you do, try to avoid going more than one day without engaging in some form of healthy catharsis. I’ve found that become lax in my habit of “catharting” has promoted chronic pain in my body and unpleasant mood swings. Beneficial forms of catharsis ideal for empaths include exercise of any kind, screaming into a pillow, making a habit of crying every day, laughing (laughter therapy), or self-expression in the form of art.


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    Whatever works for you … make a habit of it daily!

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    There are many other ways of being a balanced empath which I elaborate on in our awakened empath book. Although you might be swinging like a pendulum through the extremes of your new shift in consciousness, remember that eventually through effort and persistence, you will come to a halt and achieve balance.

    We all go through confusing and disorientating times in life, so you are not alone. I can vouch for that.

    Do you have any experiences with being an empath or an alexithymic? Please share in the comments!

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    About Aletheia

    Aletheia is a prolific psychospiritual writer, author, and spiritual mentor whose work has touched the lives of millions worldwide. As a survivor of fundamentalist religious abuse, her mission is to help others find love, strength, and inner light in even the darkest places. She is the author of hundreds of popular articles, as well as numerous books and journals on the topics of Self-Love, Spiritual Awakening, and more. [Read More]

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    1. Nategrell

      May 30, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      Ive delt with all these emotions and abiltys for a long as i can rember they took my overly emotional attitude for ADHD and the fact that i was young I dont know what kind of empath i am but i know i feel diffrent like ive could never be normal i feel like i have a purpose and a reason to be here but at the same time i always brake myself down and pick at myself im just so tired so many emotions and energys i cant control what i do but i know its there i can feel it im sorry for the rant on your article my name is Nathan

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    2. J. Beatty

      April 03, 2019 at 8:06 am

      I have just landed HARD in what feels like the beginning of the shift and it has hit me like a ton of bricks. I cry at the idea of God or My Source, Jesus, small animals, the whole nine yards. I am not a religious person but spiritual. I have had many unusual experiences my whole life like 2 near death experiences and 8 years ago many UFO and other weird sky phenomenon, 2 UFO experiences in my teens. In the last year though I started to see what I call sparkles in my home. One appears like a sparkle from a sparkle but it doesn’t move around the room it appears, I see it and poof its gone. Lately I had a few closer looks at them and they are gorgeous. They are pure brilliant white and try as I might I have found no one else who sees sparkles, orbs yes and streaks and fairies even but no sparkles. Today for the first time in the middle of the day there was a flash of light in my hallway that appeared over my wheelchair. It should have lit up the whole hall but it didn’t just over the chair. I have realized of late as i stated above that I am a true empath but unsure right now what kind. I read on one site that there are empaths that can communicate with astral beings like aliens,spiritual entities, ghosts, fairies etc. I am wondering about that given my experiences. I have read about other types of empaths and I’m pretty sure I am also an animal empath and an empath who can see right through peoples lies and other deceptions, I forget the name of that type, just studying up on it now. Right now my main question is about the sparkles and wonder if you have any input on that and how it might fit into what kind of empath I might fit . Thanks.

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    3. Jennifer Hill

      March 29, 2019 at 12:29 pm

      Wow…it’s no coincidence I stumbled upon this article today..at this exact point in my life…I can’t express how crazy this all is…but I am going to read your book next week while I am on vacation…thank you for this. I have been struggling for so long as a empath and have come so far but I have recently taken a huge step forward yet once again am feeling overwhelmed by negative energies so to speak and I feel like this guidance will be exactly what I need. Thank You!

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    4. no name lol

      September 20, 2018 at 5:40 pm

      FANTASTIC READ

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    5. Michael

      June 07, 2018 at 2:16 am

      Heavenly Father, let my happiness become theirs, let their sadness become mine, let my comfort become theirs, let their pain become mine, let my heath become theirs, let their sickness become mine. Let the Joy and Grace of this world be theirs. I need only Your love, yet without it this prayer would remain the same.

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    6. Melissa

      October 13, 2017 at 1:32 am

      Is there any relationship between being an empath and having survived childhood trauma such as sexual abuse? I feel blessed to be an empath, but I nearly self-destructed before age 40 because of the dark side of being an empath…I simply couldn’t block out the pain from others, let alone deal with my own pain. Now I am blessed with this gift, and learning all I can…does anyone feel there may be a connection between sexual abuse and this gift? I absolutely feel it made me incredibly intuitive, and people have told me this throughout my life…that I am strangely able to “know” people before they say much at all. I would often misread the energy and blame myself, but I have learned and am learning to NOT interpret, simply feel…

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      • Amy Ferranti

        March 30, 2019 at 2:30 pm

        Wow Melissa….as I read your comment I was filled with energies and amazed how the words your wrote felt as though they were taken straight from my mouth! I experienced all the same things you described. My self destruction best friend was drinking. It became something that would help me “through it all” …help me stop thinking, and most importantly drinking helped me not feel and/or deal with and understand what feelings truly felt like to experience. It was my escape from unexplainable weird feelings and intuitions that flooded me daily. An escape from my narcissistic Mother and abusive sister who reminded me daily how I was too sensitive and always wrong about the feelings and intuitions I had about them especially. As my sobriety continues and I learn more about myself and being an empath it explaines so much about my life. Everyday I’m learning to feel. About 3-4 yrs ago a co-worker friend of mine who has studied and is a reiki master, told me that I was an empath….. I had heard the term used but I had no idea what it truly meant…. since then, I’ve tried to learn what I can and wholeheartedly accept myself as I am….to believe in the gift that resides within me. I’m a work in progress haha I want to thank you for sharing your story and insight because it really turned on a light within me. Thank you for the advice of learning to NOT interpret…but instead ….simply feel. So powerful to me…
        I’m curious if you ever found any answers to the possible correlation with childhood sexual abuse and being an empath. Thanks again

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    7. Mona

      August 02, 2017 at 12:01 am

      I took the empath test and realized I was not an empath but believe I can be empathic.. I think the guide is very helpful for everyone.

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    8. Brooke

      July 25, 2017 at 8:39 pm

      I do believe everyone has the empathic ability but I do not believe we are all empaths. I am an empath and the difference I find is that I have extra sensory abilities that others who are highly sensitive or empathic do not possess. For example anyone can learn a healing modality and practice it I on the other hand do not need healing modalities I have the inborn gift of drawing out ones emotions and physical pains and transmutting them naturally. I have had this gift all my life. I believe that we all possess extra sensory abilities but we do not all possess the same ones. If we did then there would be no areas of expertise and we’d all be striving for the same thing in other words there would be no need for healers etc. Everyone is special I think we all need to strive to find what our own unique talent or gift is and not focus so much on categorizing our selves to feel special.

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      • Melissa

        October 13, 2017 at 1:21 am

        I absolutely agree with you, and I’m wondering if intelligence or IQ is a factor in any of this? I am blessed to be of a high IQ and also an empath, and I have always wondered if the combination makes me more…I’m not sure of the way to describe this, but more keenly aware than even a regular empath? Either that or I’m a raging narcissist, haha…

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      • Deborah Pfeiffer

        September 10, 2018 at 9:23 am

        I believe you are right but you have to understand that everyone is at different levels and it will always be that but everything Luna and Sol are saying is correct it just takes a very long time for people to get it

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    9. Bradley Crawford

      June 06, 2017 at 8:57 am

      I’m an empath who has somehow thru a experiment with my subconscious has achieved 100% self realization how unusual is that?

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    10. Zoey

      January 22, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      This is wrong, not all people are empathy, if they were true they would know this, there us a very dark energy that possess some and they will never be positive, everyone needs to be aware of who they are and be positive this negative darkness that is everywhere is disturbing, lets get rid of this sickness and just be positive people, a wise man once said Don’t Worry Be HAPPY!!! Lets give that a try, love everyone and every wonderful moment because you can and its amazing.

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      • Aletheia Luna

        April 07, 2017 at 10:00 am

        Hey Zoey. This article is not stating that everyone is empathetic, please read this part: “most of us have lost touch with our abilities to tune into the feelings of others.” Also, the statement you make that says some people will never be positive is in itself, a negative comment. I personally believe there is hope for everyone, so long as they are open. Even the most “negative” people out there have experienced awakenings. Forcing yourself to be happy and believing that it will solve all of your problems is a form of spiritual bypassing that is actually counterproductive to growth.

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        • Brandon2020

          November 18, 2020 at 12:07 pm

          I agree who are we to judge but still we do it and try to make a positive impact or difference. We are just flesh and bone but with the guidance of God we will strive as one. We cant create illusions of happiness, it must be real..

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    11. Nicole

      April 29, 2016 at 9:16 am

      You do realize that most empaths are highly prone to indulging in the very behaviors that you described as being “out of touch” with our feelings? The reason for this is we feel so much and so often and we don’t know how to turn it off. So we try to dull the incoming sensations any way we can just to get some momentary reprieve and feel our OWN feelings again…not those of others.
      I felt like this article was written by someone who is not an empath…and thus can only understand it from the outside looking in. Being an empath is not the same thing as having empathy. When my ex-boyfriend got depressed, I would get depressed too…even if we hadn’t talked in days. I could feel his depression as if it was my own, and I lacked the energy to get out of bed consequently. If he got a headache, I would get one too…and this without any verbal communication, and from miles away. He could – and still can – wake me up out of a dead sleep just by thinking about me. His fearful thoughts made me freeze. His loving thoughts heated me up like an oven. That’s what is like to be an empath.

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      • Melissa

        October 13, 2017 at 1:24 am

        Exactly how I feel. I literally FEEL what my husband feels, and what my son feels…it is excruciating for me to watch animals suffer, etc. I spent many years using alcohol to try and numb it out, not realizing there was a name for this. I thought I was a clingy, needy, codependent mess. I was a mess for sure, but because I didn’t know myself, not because there was anything wrong with me.

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      • Holly

        November 28, 2017 at 2:09 pm

        Yes yes yes. !!! I have tried and besides completely leaving where the negative energy resides, nothing stops me from absorbing every low energy aeound me! Not only am i dealing with someone elses bad mood but my mood is even WORSE and i cant just snap out of it like normal people , so i also carry it much longer then them

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    12. darkluke2012

      February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am

      I’ve never found anything that would describe me so well. I’ve been looking for answers to all this problems for a long time through medicine, religion, meditation, even hypnosis. I recently went from a very bad depression to being physically sick after watching the documentary “Earthlings” and the movie “Spotlight”. It made me realize not just how self minded and disrespectful humans are not just to other creatures but also to other humans too. Made me feel so sad and hopeless like I’ve never felt before. I’ll follow your advice on this page, and please, if you have any other advice that you could give me please do.
      Have a wonderful day.
      Felipe

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      • Melissa

        October 13, 2017 at 1:27 am

        Felipe your story is just like mine. I couldn’t watch Earthlings because I felt desperately enraged and…depressed. I couldn’t get through ten minutes. When I was in high school I had a major bout of depression from watching the movie “The Day After” about nuclear war. I seem to be so much more upset by atrocities than most people.

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    13. Doug N

      February 12, 2016 at 1:17 am

      I used to be a horrible person. Always drank got in fights hurt people always hurt my girlfriend emotionally when she hurt me. Felt emotionless at times unless i obsessed over something. All this went away once i prayed and was led to NRT nutritional response testing. Which is not very known but is Naturopathic supplementation and diet. I cut out all sugars and bad carbs, gluten, and dairy NRT said my body didn’t like this. With NRT I found out i had candida, a bad liver, heart, pancreas, cerebellum, prostate, chemical and hormonal imbalances. I now feel so much emotion and empathy for others. This program made by Dr Ulan is simply amazing. I’ve even made it my goal to start spreading the word of this on the internet for others who want to try to help them selves. There is hope

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      • Debbie Salazar

        April 26, 2018 at 4:00 am

        I cited reading this. I feel my son father is having this problem. His always hurting my feelings and the walks away happy and questions my emotions. It’s hard thing to deal with. I’m trying my hardest not to take anything personal but he makes it that way. His lack of empathy is hurting our relationship. I just want nothing but happiness for everyone around me. I know I don’t have that control but if I can make someone day better it makes me feel good. Thank you for sharing your story. Puts a little insight for me. Have a bless day

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    14. Ivana

      December 17, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Nicely pointed out that shielding is not the best technique for Empaths. For me it created only a gap between the loved ones and created a feeling of isolation. Although I still use it when dealing with people I don’t want to create deeper connection or the one whose intentions are not benign. I wanted a share something I noticed that serves me good and it is connected to opening up as you mentioned. Instead of closing my heart down and shielding, I open it up and use it for transmuting the energy that I am sensing. Technique goes like this, I breath in sadness, hurt, anger and so on and trough my heart I clean this emotion with light and breath out a positive one. It is a win win situation for an Empath, no room for blaming game and exhaution :)

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    15. Invisible man

      November 10, 2015 at 6:54 am

      Good article! I can relate to much of it.

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    16. Dida

      November 09, 2015 at 12:14 am

      I see what you mean.So one can say that a psychopath is person who has no empathy.It may as well be true that at some point he showed signs of empathy and it was lost down the line.I think that only a Supreme being can judge this because He has ability to see soul actions.

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    17. B

      November 07, 2015 at 6:17 am

      I feel so relieved when I read these articles. For as long as I can remember I have suffered anxiety. My moods have always been up and down for no apparent reason and I’ve always been quite shy and reserved around other people. It’s been such a stressful journey, things have gotten so bad to the point I didn’t want to leave my house. Any kind of interactions with others scared me and I just wanted to be alone. I’ve come a long way since then but found myself stuck again with the stress of work and my social life. Letting other people’s thoughts, feelings and emotions speak louder than my own. So many times I wouldn’t even know how I felt about something because in my head id be processing how others felt. I lost myself but now I am on a mission to find myself again. I want to finally be me and feel free and happy. I don’t want to be this shy and timid girl, I want to be the real me who is confident and free. Thank you for your articles, I feel very privileged to have access to this kind of information so that I can change my life for the better. Much love, b

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    18. Chris

      September 21, 2015 at 4:21 am

      I’ve never really shared this little piece of my life but I think its the only way for someone to realize how amazing and true this article is.About three years ago I was facing major depression….at the age of 18 I had completely lost myself and all my ambitions. I was obese and had smoking and drinking problems. I realized that I drastically needed to change my life and that I needed to try and find happiness If i wanted to continue living. After two years I quite smoking and drinking and lost 60 pounds and found a passion I loved. During that time I decided to journal write and read many self-help/spiritual books to help me find myself and happiness. After changing so much of my physical life and mental life the most intense changes started to happen within in the past year….as I’ve come to so many new truths and spiritual realizations about myself and life. I didn’t even know what an empath was a year ago and I didn’t even accept I was an empath until about a month ago after I did research and continually saw the signs throughout my daily life. I’ve read dozens and dozens of empath articles and this is the first site and article that I think has properly put into words…the journey of empathy and how HARD, sudden and confusing the transition into an empath can be. I think there is a huge misconception that being an empath is a special gift that only certain people have or can ever achieve. And I think this is the first time I have read the real truth that “we’re all empaths” and I think I always knew that but didn’t fully realize it till now. I think everyone has the ability to be an empath….they just may need to go through a long and (possibly) hard journey as I did. And I am so comforted to finally read about how tough and traumatic the transition into an empath can be for someone (such as myself) who had spent so many years hiding from my self and my emotions to then feeling everything inside myself and also feeling the ones around me. (i experienced and am still experiencing almost all of the symptoms you wrote about) and always thought there was something wrong with me for feeling that way. I’m still changing and learning so much and as hard and confusing as it can be sometimes I know it is happening for an amazing reason and has made me into a better person on so many levels. Thank you so much for writing this.

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      • Colton

        March 15, 2019 at 8:53 am

        I couldn’t have said it better myself. It’s a tumultuous road, and this website has made it much much easier to travel. Thank you

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    19. Cheryl KP

      August 24, 2015 at 2:59 am

      PS. People think I am nuts when I say being Round groups of people is so uncomfortable for me due to feeling like a radio receiver. It is as though I can “hear” what they are feeling, snippets of conversations that betray their emotions, intent and I cannot sift through them fast enough to keep myself grounded. It does make me feel nuts at times. I think that is why people trun to alcohol for social events. It serves as an anesthetic to these feelings….

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      • Aletheia Luna

        October 22, 2015 at 11:02 am

        Yes, me too Cheryl. In a society where people make a great effort to hide how they feel and what they think, actually tuning into that makes you feel nuts. It also makes me enjoy being around people less because I know that they’re not being authentic. But I see these situations as working “for” us rather than “against” us in that they forge us into the people we are destined to become.
        Thanks for reading and sharing!

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    20. Cheryl KP

      August 24, 2015 at 2:55 am

      This helps me to fell less alone in my metamorphosis. I have been awakening to my true identity since 1986. I remember the book that unlocked the door, like a click I felt my soul being released from its prison of subservience to societal expectation and conditioning. I “found” myself again. The book? Out on a Limb by Shirley MacLaine. I have been ascending the ladder since that day, rung by rung, each step forged by the Spirit that is there to help every soul seeking to understand what their life is truly about. For me the most significant step has been to stop viewing myself through the eyes of judgment, at first thought to be coming from others, but finally realizing it was my own harsh standard I set myself up to fail at. Once I stopped caring what others thought of me or my beliefs, the judgment ceased as well. Perhaps they still do but no longer do I feel victimized or sought out as often. There are still forces that will seek to tear down what they sense as lack within themselves but I am learning to recognize this and act accordingly or not at all. There are still times of struggle but they are less frequent and shorter lived. Communication is definitely the key, as well as reaching out in honesty to someone trusted. That might be the most difficult part. Trust. Thanks for a great article.

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