What is an Empath?
Put simply, an Empath is a person who absorbs other peopleโs emotions and experiences these emotions as if they were their own.
Empathic people are extremely sensitive to the emotional energy of those around them and as a result, tend to commonly experience energetic overload in the form of fatigue, anxiety, and depression.
However, despite the tendency to “soak up” the energy of other beings, Empaths are highly compassionate, loving, intuitive, and insightful people.
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Are you emotional, spiritual and intuitive? Do you seem to “absorb” the emotions of other people?ย If so, you may be an Empath.ย Take our free Empath Test to discover your unique percentage score! If you would like more in-depth information, check out our empath book.
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I scored 100 which isn’t surprising.
80% empathic
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I have had deep connections with animals especially, but when people have hurt themselves, it hurts me as well and I tend to be able to recognise feelings that others cant
Yup Iโm an empath and I never even realized it lol ๐
What do I do when my parents judge me for being an empath. And be mad at me for being an empath
Iโm so sorry idk but I hope that they stop! ๐
You leave. Sometimes you HAVE to put yourself ahead of others even if it hurts you right now, it will better for you in the long run
Please see a therapist. You don’t deserve this.
Your parents should cherish you. You could never be cruel. You could never hate or intentionally hurt another person. It’s not in your nature. You are intuitive, and, with practice can read a room at a moment’s notice.
It’s quite hard to lie to an empath; we see micro expressions, body movements and gestures and hear certain inflections in someone’s voice that tell us when they are lying. Your empathy could very well save your life in a dire situation.
We don’t easily trust people, and sometimes that’s a good thing.
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Love what I have read so far everything in me yes yes yes they get what life seems like to me I offer blessings to you both and intend to keep up on the site
Iโve always wondered what was wrong with me. I would tell people I have this gift that I can feel others physical and mental pain. Even just seeing someone jump down off something my knees will feel a painful feeling absorbing the landing. Iโve always hated this gift. Iโve struggled my whole life by self medicating trying to numb everything. Being alone and medicated was the only escape I could find to avoid this traumatic sensitive to everything. So very sensitive I swear I can feel a speck of dust land on my skin. I developed psoriatic arthritis. Iโve been in numerous drug treatment programs. I canโt believe Iโm now 46 finding out that there are others, and a name for this. Itโs driven me into such major depression and suicidal. I suffer major insomnia. Worrying about everything. I hope there is help for this horrible mental health disorder. Iโve been living for my kid but each day itโs getting more difficult to find the will for another day. Light, sounds , smells can be uncomfortable especially light. I used to be told by ex that I live in a cave. All the counselors I had. Not one of them ever mentioned this disorder to me. Guess just figured I was an addict. What is the cure???
I feel exactly the same and I’m clean now 2 years.
Hi, I’m so sorry you have gone thru all this. I’m very sensitive as well, however I hate darkness. I have to have light. However the hardest part of my situation was how to differentiate my energies from that of others. Very overwhelming. I been told my whole life I had ADHD and they tried putting me on anxiety medication. I refused. I said I was not gonna become a big zombie fide person just to suit society as they see fit. Fck that. But once I learned about what and why triggered me it began to mellow out. Try embracing and researching your gifts more. And you may be able to pull yourself together easier better and healthier. I want to say that maybe your gifts are so extreme because they have to be used and be released. Our gifts are their whether we want them or not. And they are screaming to get out, therefore in some sense traumatic in your situation. I truly hope your able to bring light to your problem. Oh ya, I’m also extremely more sensitive to the moon and I dont know what phases yet are more heightened but I do know a full moon just before during and just after affect me tremendously. And I seem to become sort of crazy or everything just becomes more hectic. I’m on your side and I hope you can find peace and joy within you around you always.
Many blessings to you. Oh ya one more I recently found an author , my new mentor
Please please check her out it’s a must, it really helped me in just the last few weeks.
her name is FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN
SHE HAS SEVERAL TO READ BUT THE ONE YOU REALLY NEED TO CHECK OUT IS CALLED ” THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT” PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. AND I DONT ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET BUT I DO CHECK MY EMAILS IF YOU EVER WANT TO OR NEED TO CHAT PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I FEEL A STRONG CONNECTION TO YOUR MESSAGE AND SITUATION. IM IN SIMILAR SITUATION. SORT OF. BUT I TRULY DO CARE AND HOPE THE BEST FOR YOU. MY NAME IS JESSICA AND MY EMAIL IS…
jesiparish@gmail.com
Good luck and God bless. May the great Devine Angel’s and spirit guides protect you from all harm, outwardly and inwardly. And may you be blessed with good health, wealth, joy peace serenity and safety. And so it is.
Namaste
Find a good meeting, join local reddit, Facebook groups, and discord. I’m sure there’s meetings for this with people who will help you. You’re more than welcome to reach out to me and speak anytime you need to.
Brian,
Almost every human on this planet is an empath. We all have some degree of empathy, but some of us experience it at a higher level. It is not a disorder. It truly is a gift, provided you learn how to manage it.
This may sound silly, but not too long ago, I decided, out of the blue, that I wanted to find a magic shop, check out some incense, teas, crystals, tarot, etc. I found a place and struck up a conversation with the owner. He told me once a week they had a tarot card reading class, so I said what the hell, and decided to come.
It was the best thing I’ve ever done. Once a week for an hour or so we gather and learn how to use tarot as a tool to expand our intuition and help others. For one hour, once a week I am infused with a room chock full of healing, loving, energy.
I found my people.
I think you need to find yours. Surround yourself with those who are healers.
I have had this ability all my life but for a long time I thought everyone felt this stuff, then I thought something was wrong with me because I have had depression in the past but a few years ago I finally went through my spiritual Awakening and I finally know what I am and what these abilities are and how they work its been better except it is alot. I’ve had to learn how to ground an protect my energies more then what I did back then but all in all its a blessing, many blessing’s
I am an empath and I get stomach aches almost everyday along with migraines…