Empowered by sensitivity? It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Sort of ironic, contradictory, even mutually exclusive.
How can you be empowered by something so soft, subtle and delicate, in a world full of hard, overpowering and loud people? Indeed, many of us Empaths get trampled, used, thrown around, and taken advantage of. But we have a secret.
Deep down inside, beyond the veil of our superficial appearances, we harbor something quiet, but powerful. Our gifts don’t dominate, tyrannize or overthrow people, but that doesn’t detract from their strength, or usefulness. If anything, our powerful but subtle gifts benefit us more in the long term, allowing us to gather emotional, psychological and physical information from our surroundings that is often inaccessible and undisclosed to the average, unreceptive mind.
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While we can’t bully, back-stab or use brute force, we can heal, guide, protect and deeply understand the lives of the people around us. In essence, we can gather immense amounts of knowledge. And knowledge, as they say, is power.
If you would like to discover whether you are an empath, take our empath test. Also, if you would like to discover what type of Empath you are, you will discover the 10 types at the end of this article.
Are You An Empath?
If you are an Empath, you will experience a combination of some or all of the following symptoms:
- You absorb other people’s emotions like a sponge, carrying them as your own.
- When someone close to you is physically ill, you can feel this as physical pains in your body.
- You often suffer from physical or mental fatigue and tiredness.
- You find Solitude immensely refreshing, and you require it to “recharge”.
- You often experience many mood swings or emotional states throughout the day.
- Witnessing violence or cruelty is unbearable to you.
- You are a very good listener.
- People often come to you with their problems.
- Animals and children are attracted to you.
- You are caring and nurturing by nature.
- You are hyper-aware of the physical environment, e.g. to smell, taste, sight, touch, hearing, etc.
- You can’t stand interpersonal conflict.
- Crowded places are very overwhelming and draining to you.
10 Types Of Empaths
While being an Empath can have its many positives and benefits, it can also weigh us down heavily with confusion, disorientation and anxiety. That is why it’s important to put a name to what we individually experience to better understand ourselves, and identify others who share the same abilities as us.
For this reason, I have included below a list, and small description, of each type of Empath. By understanding who you are, what gifts you possess and where you stand in life, you will be able to begin working with your soul. I elaborate on these types in our awakened empath book.
Claircognizant Empath
This is usually defined by the ability to simply know something needs to be done, or is true or misleading, without having any basis in logic or reason. Often this type of Empath will just “know” when something is right to do, or not, or when someone is lying or hiding something.
Emotionally Receptive Empath
Most Empaths are emotionally receptive, and can physically and emotionally feel the emotions from other people before they are even expressed.
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Physically Receptive Empath
Many Empaths are also physically receptive to other people’s illnesses and bodily pains. This often manifests itself in the Empath’s own body, and can be an especially useful skill in healing.
Fauna Empath
This type of Empath can hear, feel and interact with animals.
Flora Empath
This type of Empath can communicate with plants, being able to receive physical and emotional signals.
Geomantic Empath
The Geomantic Empath can read the energy and signals transmitted by the earth. Many are able to feel/predict natural disasters before they occur.
Medium Empath
This type of Empath can either see, hear, feel (or a combination of these elements) spirits, usually from deceased individuals.
Psychometric Empath
This manifests itself as the ability to receive information, energy and impressions from physical objects, e.g. photographs, clothing, jewelry, utensils, etc.
Precognitive Empath
This type of Empath can feel the occurrence of an event or situation before it actually happens. This is usually manifested in dreams, or as physical/emotional sensations, for instance: dread, anxiety, or excitement.
Telepathic Empath
The ability to accurately read a person’s unexpressed thoughts is the main defining feature of the Telepathic Empath.
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Being an Empath can be difficult and confusing, but with awareness of your gifts and abilities, you can refine them and use them to guide, heal and protect yourself and the people you love.
My hopes are that the information within this article can continue to make ripples within your life. Please share with me any stories or experiences you have below. This will help all of us broaden our knowledge and understanding of what it is to be an Empath!
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I am definitely an empath.. can’t believe it has taken so long for me 2 find this.. I had no clue this was a gift! It feel like it’s a relief.. now I can do some research and hopefully some healing.. I am a medium for sure bc of things I’ve encountered in my life so far but also feel like i might have other gifts as well and i think it’s left me mostly alone aside from family. I draw animals to me throughout my whole life and it’s as if I just “know”.. I can’t watch the news or scarey movies, or read horrible things happening in the world.. haven’t been able to for years. It’s like the terrible thing will play in my head over n over.. and everything in general is yes very exhausting… alone time is like a breath of fresh air, solitude is what I’ve had to do so I dont feel others pain or feel the need to make them better. Even tho I crave friendship. I could go on forever.. I just wanted 2 share and say thank and good luck to all of “us”.
I found out today that I was an empath everything makes since now to people giving me there problems and to me being the maurie. Thank you for the wonderful pages of knowledge about what I am. Thank you. : )
How interesting to find all this. I wish anything like this was around a long time ago. I am now 73 and no one knew how to help me. From the list, I am Claircognizant, Emotionally and Physically Receptive. My Claircognizance never gave me what to do about my situation, I had to struggle through on my own. The first thing to help me was when I found out how and which colours to put around me. This protected me enough to be able enter shopping centre of which I never could. I would get just inside a shopping centre then I would feel so bad from all the negative energies I had to leave. The 2nd thing to help was meditation. I thought that with this ability my 3rd eye would open, but it never did!!!
I’m a Fauna Empath. I can feel their pain and their joy. Sometimes it’s overwhelming and rough on the emotions.
What if one falls into multiple’types’? Eclectic Empath?
Hey, im a 16 year old girl. I took your empath test and got a 91. My whole life ive recieved what i call vibes (for lack of better word) from people for ex. I get bad anxiety around certain people, others make me feel drained. My problem though, is that i cant connect with people.. And im really struggling with figuring out who I am because i cant tell if its really me or if its someone else that i am picking up on (sometimes i feel like “I” dont really even exist im just a mirror)… Is this usual for an empath? or am i not really one at all?
I fit all of these descriptions except for the telepathic one.
Yes, this is amazing! A spiritual awakening for myself. I have searched and searched. Not knowing where to go or what to ask. Found a little page on Facebook about Empaths. My search has lead me here. It explains so much about why I do the things I do. Very greatful to have found this. Thank you so much!
Marty
What if you experience a combination of these or don’t fit into a singular category? I’ve experienced everything on this list, save for the physically receptive, geomantic and the telepathic. Although, I have been known to predict the thoughts of my husband, so there may be some telepathic ability there as well. I’m not sure. It’s all very confusing for me right now.
I’ve known I was empathic since I was younger, but didn’t fully embrace it until now. Your website has been very helpful, and I hope to learn more as my journey progresses. Thank you!
Someone told me a couple of years ago that I am an empath. So right now as my life spirals out of control I am looking for answers about what is happening to me, and hopefully someway to get it under control. If I am indeed an empath 92/100 with all traits except from objects or animal, I can understand why I can do a rain dance and it will rain within 24 hours, why everyone even strangers tell me their sorrows and pain, and why as a nurse I make people healthier as I get more drained and fatigued and increased pain.
My life, house everything is literally in extreme disrepair and I need to find a way to get it to stop. I honestly feel like I’m about to die. Meditation is not working and solitude with nature seems to have ceased to exist with the development of a sixth sense of others dishonesty a couple of years ago. Help. I need to find a way to increase my energy because it is being drained exponentially