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.
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I just recently by in December , read about HSP, which finally gave me the a ha moment of relief and understanding why I have an anxiety disorder and why I act and feel the way I do. HSP is basically hyper sensitive to noises, crowds, emotions, etc and it overwhelms them to a point of extreme anxiety, irritation, exhaustion, etc. Shortly after, I heard and became aware of The Empath. That’s when it started to click and I was reading traits of an empath and it blew my mind and it all made sense! What a relief! But now what was the next question: I haven’t taken the test yet but I know I almost always possess the Claircognizant ( I just know. When I know, I know and there is no confusion, no doubt. Extreme intuition without trying to) , Always experience the Emotionally Receptive one ( others emotions, auroas, body language, conflict, large crowds , noises, etc) Physical sometimes, And From time to time, Precognitive ( it used to be sensations and now it’s built up to being in a half asleep/ half awake mode? (Not sure how to describe it) and I will start praying: the words are coming out of mouth in English but It doesn’t always make sense , and the words are not my thoughts and I know it’s coming from a spirit or The Holy Spirit and the first time it happened, it didn’t understand why I was praying but at the same time it didn’t matter to me, it was just happening and I let it happen bc I couldn’t stop it nor did I want to stop it and I didn’t question anything or think to question anything. Man this hard to articulate. Then suddenly my words became very few , one word at a time, they didn’t fit together, then came silence, then I heard a baby crying far off in a distance and suddenly I said that’s it, it’s a baby. A baby is hurt That’s what’s happening I am supposed to be praying And it’s for this baby, to comfort him and protect him. All I know is the baby was a boy, he was either newborn or no more than a couple of months old, and people were trying to hurt him. I saw people with unclear faces, a random car, and a dumpster. Then I prayed with my own thoughts for the baby until I didn’t feel it anymore, until I knew he was ok or what was needed was accomplished. Talk about crazy to me. I see or hear the number 3 all the time, I feel extreme burden when I hear about violence or before a violent event happens, to the point where I feel it in my bones I always want to help people but it takes a lot to make me cry, but I feel the pain and emotion of others and situations. I know when I’m being spiritually attacked ( I did cry once really bad when that happened) I’m exhausted from writing this. I just now found out there are different types of empaths. And to top it all off, I am strong and not worried about my situations at all. It takes a lot for someone to hurt me and I am so determined about anything I’m passionate about. Im extreme passionate and intense in a good way. And I have a strong relationship with God with many revelations, confirmations, too many signs and prophecy for me to count so I know it isn’t a coincidence. Ok then. I won’t give up until I find a solution unless their isn’t one which is hard for me to accept. So what am I. What in the word type of empath am I and how can I use it for good and not let it consume me. I believe in the spiritual realm but I am Christian so I will not practice anything against his word I have been told I may have a gift of intercessory prayer and discernment between good and evil , and false doctrine Ok that was a novel. Oh by the way, I was married to a narcissist for 7 years and have two children with him and it took him that long to manipulate me and gaslight me. He started to have moments where he was gonna lose it or did only towards the end of our marriage bc he couldn’t affect me so he went to the spectrum of full psychotic breakdown and that’s when he got me and I was lost in what was reality and what was real and fake. Temporary brainwashed. Now I’m myself again. Turns out narcissists smell empaths from a mile away and they seek them for relationships almost always. They have no empathy, no love and they can fake it and I didn’t see it. It took me forever to figure out he was a narc and I was an empath and turns out my sister is an empath and has known for 3 years and never mentioned it. Ok then… sorry again for the long comment
Where are you at in the world? I only ask because you sound as desperate as I ha e to find others that are as strong as we are. I do think you are stronger in some ways and i might be in others. I think I can help you and you can help me. I was thrown into my medium abilities, however I have had some my whole life. Your path so close to mine. I dont know how to safely connect to you without others seeing this.
Help me too? I’m so alone.
Jennifer..I believe what you are experiencing in prayer is “praying in tongues”..I have been to a local pastor (illinois and Missouri)…who has explained this to me that as we are praying in a “normal” manner..the devil can also hear what it is that we are praying for and tries to intercede.. however, when the Holy Spirit guides us…we jumble the words so that only God can know who/what we are asking for in prayer. I have gotten out of bed at night..usually around the 3 am mark and it flows out as you have described as incoherent babbling. I have seen/felt injury to those close to me prior to the event ..and to go to church is overwhelming to me because of all of the emotion from others in the room..I find Christmas mass to be especially overwhelming.. like my heart is going to explode!..I have heard spirit on more than one occasion as if someone were talking directly in my ear but I cannot do it at will and would like to know if someone has figured this out?..I am available to chat anytime..I am sure we can learn from each other. I found this on Pinterest..and so glad someone posted! Find me at lissagrawe@instagram
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Hi I am an empath for as long as I can remember. I get verbally abused a lot by people who project their feelings all the time on me. I have chronic ptsd. Still I’m brave and strong and get back out there anyone else get attacked constantly. So tired of it!
Not trying to be negative but The closed lonerwolf Facebook group has highly narcissistic people on there who openly say they are narcissist and seem to be proud of that. Anyone who knows anything about an empath knows they have probably been damaged by a narcissist at some point in their lives. A positive force nearly always magnetically attracts a negative charge to it. I don’t think the group is a peaceful safe place. It’s very much the opposite.
I’m not one for labelling by the way and these people seemed quite happy applying the label all by themselves.
I left the group because of that.
I won’t leave my name but let’s just say I’m I understand the field very well. I just wanted to warn any HSP of this.
Thanks, yup I know about narcissists. I’ll stay out of that fray.
Last night I had the most excruciating headache I have ever had, it had my in tears with my head under my pillow. a few hours of this pass by and my neighbor informs me that a cat had been hit by a car in front of my house. this cat was a neighbor hood stray that I cared for. My husband and I go out and wrap her in a warm blanket and bury her in our yard, next to her kitten she lost last year. my headache began to subside and I was able to finally fall asleep. This morning my head still hurts but it feels like I’ve been slapped across my face with a cast iron skillet! I feel like it should be bruised and I should be missing teeth, but the pain inside my head is gone…. I loved her. Her name was Kit.
I’m so sorry about Kit.
Hello,
I’ve just read your article, “What Type Of Empath Are You?”. Can a person be more than one type of empath? I wonder.
You can have different aspects of all.. I myself am claircognizant as well as feelings of medium empath. Its what you’re able to open yourself up to and allow yourself to know
I didn’t open myself up to them. I did not subject myself to this. But yet I have all of them and hate it.
I truly believe I am in some way an empath. Precognitive, flora, fauna, and telepathic. The only way I could think to show this is through experiences. I’ve never had anyone to talk to about it, however. Idk what to do or how to hone the skills. Or if I am completely imagining things.. So here are my experiences, any feedback is most appreciated.
My girls (cats Tommie and Maxius) were three and four when I first felt I could confidently take them out side and that they would not leave my side. Aside from escaping through a fallen screen niether had never really been out for a walk. No leashes. They followed. Tommie was sprinting down hills with me within a week. Maxius preferred to chill for a few hours. When I took her to the forested area she would explore. If she got more then fifteen feet from she would meow, letting me know where she was and wondering why I wasn’t exploring(in the forest I would sometimes sit on a log to contemplate-I knew deep down she would stay close. She did. If she couldn’t see me she meowed. If I called her back she came.) this year, girls are 6 and 7, I got a boy. Zander. He was five weeks when I got him. Too young. I kept him with me for a few days bundled in my coat. When he was nine weeks I wanted to see if how he liked the outside. Again, I was confident he wouldn’t run. He followed me. I sat down for a while so he could be a curious cat. He was about four feet in front of me. As I sat there watching him, the thought had occurred that he was prey. I felt that the predator knew I was there and was deciding on wether to challenge my position and swoop the kitten. I thought no land animal would even consider challenging my position. It would have to be an owl, eagle or hawk. But I ain’t never seen an owl or an eagle in the wild and the likely hood that I would was slim. I was scared for my cats life however. Even if my mind was f*cking with me I didn’t want to chance it. I grabbed the cat, stand up and see the diving great horned owl divert to a tree. At this moment I was more excited that I am seeing an owl. So I walk to the tree it’s in and he flies five trees away. I follow it and agin it flies another five trees away. It hadn’t dawned on me until I had gotten inside that I felt the owl and its intentions without knowing-seeing- the owl. Am I crazy? Idk. Once, I was out bum used in a forested area near a stream. On the other side of the stream was a buck. I acknowledged its presence and likewise he acknowledged mine. He stood directly opposite me on the other side of the stream, stamping a hoof. My forest, my territory, he seemed to be saying. He didn’t charge but turned and slowly walked away after a few minutes of hoof stamping. I sat and listened to his intentions, trying to relay mine as non threatening and peaceful. He grazed a little then left. My grandmother has had a few birds in the past that would let none touch them or hold them. She had gotten them from people who never properly loved them so they were naturally scared of humans. I do not agree with birds as pets, but I cannot make decisions for my grandmother. I befriended the birds and gave them much love and attention. I was soon able to hold and them despite the fact she could not. Despite the fact I am not in their presence for a significant amount of time as she was. Dogs and horses always say hello. I am an avid gardener. I discovered last year wild carrot growing- Queen Anne’s Lace. A couple months after said discovery I was doing research on natural contraceptive, what was used before “the pill.” I found that the seeds of Queen Anne’s lace is said to be a powerful contraceptive. I do not believe in coincidence. Everything happens for a reason. Did the earth pull me to those wild carrots knowing what I would later learn? Or am I crazy? Most recently I have been having some wild dreams. I had a dream that their was a tornado. In this dream I knew it would destroy my house, there wasn’t anything I could do but get my cats and watch from out side as the tornado hurled my cousin’s house into mine. I interpreted the houses to represent the selfs and told her a couple days later that I believed there was a storm brewing within our relationship. A month later things went down and now we do not talk. I applied to get an internship. I later had a dream that I was being considered and was part of a group of people touring the field of the new job as a sort of “work interview” In the dream I took my shoes off. But when they wanted me to work I could only find one. I could not do the job with only one shoe and therefore was not chosen. In reality, I was not chosen. I am a server and feel I can read/feel the thoughts of both customers and coworkers alike. I honestly can’t stand being in an environment with so many people. Their thoughts and feelings are hard to deal with. But quite a few years ago I understood I needed to be able to communicate with humans better. So to learn I started serving. The first time I thought I read someone’s mind I didn’t say anything. I was new and didn’t truly know the menu. I was following and in training. A guest had asked me what they wanted. The first thing that came to mind was scallops, but I didn’t know if scallops were on the menu so kept my mouth shut to keep from being embarrassed and wrong in front of my trainer. They wanted the scallop appetizer. I once asked a bartender to quick pour a drink and that I would ring it in “no make” later. Ringing in the drink slipped my mind. I walked by the bartender mentally hearing “this b*tch hasn’t rung that drink in” I put the drink in. She looks at me and says, “you literally just read my mind.” There are too many instances of customers and coworkers alike telling me I read their mind. I once had a regular tell me stop reading his mind. I did it too much and he said there were things there I shouldn’t hear. I told him he was crazy. He just looked at me. If I’m not at work I generally avoid people. I am close with my family and a very select few. I think I can feel what others feel and sometimes hear what they think. But then I think I’m god-damned crazy. As of late, though, happenings seem to be a little to blatant in my face… Like something is telling me, yo, wake up. This is you. You can do this. Hone it. And now, I just dk. I dk how. Or maybe I’m crazy. Idk. Help. Idk what to think. Am I crazy?
Mir you are certainly not crazy. Ive experienced a lot of things over my 33 years, here in this physical dimension.
I haven’t yet myself figured out what type of empath i am but i certainly know im one. ( just wanted to reach out to you and let you know your not alone )
Namastè
Please, please HELP!!! Ive always known that I was very different from most people, but repressed my empathic qualities my whole life, until, by accident, I stumbled across something online about empaths(while trying to learn all I could about sociopaths, because my ex boyfriend was 1, & i had no idea what those kinda peopke were or how they could destroy u & your life, as he did & is still trying to, 2 years later) as soon as I began to read about empathy I instantly knew that I am 1. Out of the 6 types ive read most about, I have very strong abilities in 5 of the 6. Here’s my very serious problem…i seem to have become SURROUNDED BY SOCIOPATHS/PSYCHPATHS/NARSSASITS ever since the end of my relationship with what I consider to be a powerful sociopath(& possible satanist). I have been living in incredible amounts of physical/emotional pain & fear for the last 2 yrs as more & more of them have joined in in stalking & harassing me. Feel as if I’m drawing them to me like moth 2 a flame. I don’t know what to do. I’m diagnosed Bipolar 1 & due to my situation have had a very difficult time, NOT ending my own life. I am totally shocked ive lasted in this hell for this long. I feel I can’t hold on much longer. Someone please advise me what to do. The uglinnes & emptiness of these people that I’m seeing and being abused with is more than I can bear. Feel that if I can survive this, I’ll be a very strong empathy that will be able to help many others, before I die. Please help.
What kind of help do you need, I am very similar to you, but I’m not sure what you even need
Dear Karla,
I am so sorry you are going through this. I am praying for you right now that you feel peace and that no one can harm you in any way!
Please try grounding yourself by going out into nature and breathing in the air. Find a place with birds and listen to them sing or a place full of trees and watch and listen to how the wind sways them. Even the gentle sounds of rain or ocean waves outside or inside ( video) can be calming. Limit your contact with anyone who you feel is draining your energy. Exercising can do wonders as well, such as yoga or again getting outside, by going for a walk.
Love and Peace to you!
Yes good information. The attack will come again but keep doing as suggested. It will get hard but you are strong.
Pull back away from people for a while. Stop being spiritual. Go to nature. It’ll happen again but work on self.
I’m an empath and only found out five days ago, my mind and body have exploded with this revelation as I am now five years sober and following a spiritual path which has given me a freedom I could never have imagined yet finding out I’m an empath has knocked the wind out of me and left me so dark, I’ve never felt so alone and the fact I am useless with Facebook ect really leaves me out in the cold yet this is the way of the spiritual growth I know.
Sorry I’m rambling, I’m lost. Still at least I don’t ever have to drink again and that is worth belief any day.
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Not sure how is best to let you know, but this lady in the link in my comment has seemingly copied a part of this article verbatim, put it in hers & is using it to sell her products. And I don’t know if she got permission first or if this is even an issue. Well wishes & love from a fellow animal empath & bit of a loner ;)