An Empath is a highly sensitive, empathic person who has a more heightened awareness to subtle stimuli. If you have been an Empath you’ve likely known for some time that you are different from most people around you.
You’ve probably been accused of being too sensitive or overly emotional all your life.Unlike someone who is ‘empathising’ with another for a moment, an Empath can’t turn off empathy and so you’ve had a hard time adjusting to the world around you. You find it difficult to operate in a world that is dominated by less sensitive people. This has often made you feel that somehow you don’t ‘fit in’. Being an Empath is not a disorder — it is an innate quality that you are blessed with. Here are some of the sure signs that you are an Empath:
You feel the feelings of others. You’ve noticed how sensitive you are to the emotions of others. Even before they tell you how they are feeling, you know it already. You can enter a room and instinctively sense the general mood of the environment. You just get the ‘vibes’. If someone close to you is sick or depressed, you will develop the same ailments.
You have an extraordinary intuition. You know things without being told. You don’t have to rely on the physical senses of sight, hearing, or touch, or clues from your interactions with others, to pick up on the emotions and energies of the other. You can sense what’s about to happen. Your gut feelings are almost always correct.
Negativity overwhelms you. You could simply walk into a room and, depending on the mood of the people there, a wave of positive or negative energy could wash over you.While others can tolerate conflict or anger, it is impossible for you to bear it. You almost feel physically sick as a result of the negative energy around you.
You avoid exposure to the media as much as you can. You find it more and more disturbing to watch or read about violence and negative events of the world. Unpleasant images too bother you to such an extent, that you avoid looking at them and keep yourself away from television news, newspapers and other news media.
It’s impossible to lie to you. You don’t even need to see the person, who is lying to you, face to face. You just ‘know’ when someone is trying to fool you, even through the written word or phone. You can feel and internalise emotions from people near and far.
You feel compelled to help. People around you unload their pain and problems on you. Since you are an Empath, you feel compelled to help, at times even to your own detriment.
You often experience fatigue and drained energy. Because you give and others take so much from you, you often feel drained of your energy and are extremely tired. You frequently have lower back and digestive problems as a result of dealing with negative and stressful situations and people. Your feelings show up as these physical symptoms.
You are very sensitive to sensory feelings. You notice the most delicate smells, touch, and sounds and feel overwhelmed by bright lights, boisterous noise and strong smells.
You need to have alone time. Being in crowded places overwhelms you. You don’t like being in public places with crowds of people. You feel that your energies don’t gel with that of the others. You need to withdraw to your room or another quiet place to recharge.
You have an extraordinarily rich inner life. You are highly creative, imaginative, and loving. You may be involved in the arts or other creative pursuits. You have extraordinary memory and can recall even the most insignificant details of the past. You feel close to animals, can feel the energy of plants, and have love and affection even for strangers.
Not everyone is an Empath. What sets you apart is your higher-than-average level of empathy, the ease with which you can connect to the feelings of others, and the extraordinary levels of awareness that you can have of the universal energies. This means that you are sensitive even to the spiritual imprints that exist around you. Now that is definitely special and so, despite some discomfort of being in a less sensitive world, being an Empath is actually a gift. You need to cherish it.
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