These are responds to Are you an Empath. website.
30 Empath Traits By Diane
Kathrine:
1. Knowing: Empaths just know stuff, without being told. It’s a
knowing that goes way beyond intuition or gut feelings, even though that is how
many would describe the knowing. The more attuned they are the stronger this
gift becomes.
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Yeah, sounds like me.
2. Being
in public places can be overwhelming: Places like shopping malls, supermarkets or stadiums
where there are lots of people around can fill the empath with turbulently
vexed emotions that are coming from others.
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Oh, God, yes! Sometimes we drive home
and I can’t wait to get home as I’m wiped, and ready to cry from being in a
mall etc.
3. Feeling
others emotions and taking them on as your own: This is a huge one for empaths. To some they will
feel emotions off those near by and with others they will feel emotions from
those a vast distance away, or both. The more adept empath will know if someone
is having bad thoughts about them, even from great distance.
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True
4. Watching violence, cruelty
or tragedy on the TV is unbearable: The more attuned an empath becomes the worse it is and
may make it so they eventually have to stop watching TV and reading newspapers
altogether.
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Yes, AJ had to stop watching some shows because I just couldn’t handle
them. Even movies are difficult at
times, or a stress in a show. I will
start going on my computer as we watch tv so that I can disengage from the
emotion of the show when it gets too much for me. Newspapers, sometimes I just can’t. And some news info etc I have to leave the
room. AJ calls me when it’s ‘safe’ for
me to return.
5. You
know when someone is not being honest: If a friend or a loved one is telling you lies you
know it (although many empaths try not to focus on this because knowing a
loved one is lying can be painful). Or if someone is saying one thing but
feeling/thinking another, you know.
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And they don’t like it…..
6. Picking
up physical symptoms off another: An empath will almost always develop the ailments off another (colds,
eye infections, body aches and pains) especially those they’re closest to,
somewhat like sympathy pains.
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This one I’ve learned to watch for and not ‘pick up’.
7. Digestive
disorders and lower back problems: The solar plexus chakra is based in the centre of the abdomen and
it’s known as the seat of emotions. This is where empaths feel the
incoming emotion of another, which can weaken the area and eventually lead to
anything from stomach ulcers to IBS (too many other conditions to list
here). Lower back problems can develop from being ungrounded
(amongst other things) and one, who has no knowledge of them being an
empath, will almost always be ungrounded.
- Ha ha, where my biggest weight is, front and
back. And the ungrounded, I just wrote
about those rocks in the house to help ground me. Stomach is always an issue.
8. Always
looking out for the underdog: Anyone
whose suffering, in emotional pain or being bullied draws an empath’s attention
and compassion.
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Yes, and it will hurt inside me.
9. Others
will want to offload their problems on you, even strangers: An empath can become a dumping ground for everyone
else’s issues and problems, which, if they’re not careful can end up as their
own.
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Not so much as I tend to close off myself and be careful when I open to
listening to others. Though I do have a innate
desire to listen and be there for others to talk to.
10. Constant
fatigue: Empaths often get
drained of energy, either from energy vampires or just taking on too much from
others, which even sleep will not cure. Many get diagnosed with ME.
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Uh, do I need to say anything more to this?
11. Addictive
personality: Alcohol,
drugs, sex, are to name but a few addictions that empaths turn to, to
block out the emotions of others. It is a form of self protection in order
to hide from someone or something.
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Or any more to this?
12. Drawn to
healing, holistic therapies and all things metaphysical: Although many empaths would love to heal others
they can end up turning away from being healers (even though they have a
natural ability for it), after they’ve studied and qualified, because they take
on too much from the one they are trying to heal. Especially if they are
unaware of their empathy. Anything of a supernatural nature is of interest to
empaths and they don’t surprise or get shocked easily.
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Sounds exactly like me. I’ve even
written about longing to help heal others…..
13. Creative: From singing, dancing, acting, drawing or writing an
empath will have a strong creative streak and a vivid imagination.
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My art. Be glad you can’t hear me
sing! Hum, writing a blog?
14. Love
of nature and animals: Being
outdoors in nature is a must for empaths and pets are an essential part of
their life.
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What more needs to be said about this?
It’s where I love to be, and they are essential to me.
15. Need for
solitude: An empath will go
stir-crazy if they don’t get quiet time. This is even
obvious in empathic children.
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Yup.
16. Gets
bored or distracted easily if not stimulated: Work, school and home life has to be kept
interesting for an empath or they switch off from it and end up daydreaming or
doodling.
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Reminds me of when I was in school (and work) and how bored I would get, and
thought I’d go nuts because I got so mindless numb by what I had to do.
17. Finds it
impossible to do things they don’t enjoy: As above. Feels like they are living a lie by doing
so. To force an empath to do something they dislike through guilt or
labelling them as idle will only serve in making them unhappy. It’s for this
reason many empaths get labelled as being lazy.
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Yeah, see #16. Mom often called me lazy.
18. Strives
for the truth: This becomes
more prevalent when an empath discovers his/her gifts and birthright. Anything
untruthful feels plain wrong.
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This is so, so true. I struggle when I
can’t see or find the truth. I just need
the truth, as it says’ it just feels plain wrong otherwise.
19. Always
looking for the answers and knowledge: To have unanswered questions can be frustrating
for an empath and they will endeavour to find an explanation. If they have
a knowing about something they will look for confirmation. The downside to this
is an information overload.
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Ah, even this is looking for answers and knowledge. I’m blogging about it! I don’t like it when we watch a show and they
don’t give the answer/or explain something to be a truth. It’s frustrating.
20. Likes
adventure, freedom and travel: Empaths are free spirits.
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Yes, but then at the end of the day, I want to be home and quietly relaxing
with my pets/hubby.
21. Abhors
clutter: It makes an
empath feel weighed down and blocks the flow of energy.
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So true.
22. Loves to
daydream: An empath can
stare into space for hours, in a world of their own and blissfully happy.
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Again, reminds of me school and just staring out the windows……
23. Finds
routine, rules or control, imprisoning: Anything that takes away their freedom is debilitating
to an empath even poisoning.
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Controlling the food….ugh. Tell me a
rule to follow and I struggle with it.
And the routine of work was horrible.
Wonder if that’s why the idea of regular volunteering also is something
I don’t want to do.
24. Prone to
carry weight without necessarily overeating: The excess weight is a form of protection to stop the
negative incoming energies having as much impact.
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To be fair, some of my weight is because of overeating, but some not. AJ often as said he just doesn’t understand
why I’m overweight with what I eat, and all the stuff I do – I should be either
losing weight/losing more weight or just not being that heavy.
25. Excellent
listener: An empath
won’t talk about themselves much unless it’s to someone they really trust. They
love to learn and know about others and genuinely care.
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Yes. Though this blog is a bit of a
change as it’s all about me and my thoughts.
In general, I think this is one reason I have few friends, I don’t talk
that much about me, but let them talk a lot of themselves. Sometimes I think others can’t handle that
anymore or feel something is off and stop wanting to be friends. Or they realize I know the truth about them
and that frightens them…..
26. Intolerance
to narcissism: Although
kind and often very tolerant of others, empaths do not like to be around
overly egotistical people, who put themselves first and refuse to consider
another’s feelings or points of view other than their own.
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Yes, true.
27. The ability to
feel the days of the week: An empath will get the ‘Friday Feeling’ if they work Fridays or
not. They pick up on how the collective are feeling. The first couple of days
of a long, bank holiday weekend (Easter for example) can feel, to them, like
the world is smiling, calm and relaxed. Sunday evenings, Mondays and Tuesdays,
of a working week, have a very heavy feeling.
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Never really thought about it in this way, but yeah.
28. Will
not choose to buy antiques, vintage or second-hand: Anything that’s been pre-owned carries the energy of
the previous owner. An empath will even prefer to have a brand new car or house
(if they are in the financial situation to do so) with no residual energy.
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Funny to see that in writing as I thought it was just me. And when we looked at houses it was one of
the things that I was so aware of.
29. Sense the
energy of food: Many
empaths don’t like to eat meat or poultry because they can feel the vibrations
of the animal (especially if the animal suffered), even if they like the taste.
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Ha ha ha. So true. I wrote a while ago about looking at the
chicken and not being able to buy it. AJ
understands when we stand there and I almost start to cry as I’m holding eggs,
then put them back, I just can’t take
them. Meat is such an emotional issue
for me. I have been fine walking into
the store, then looked at the meat I wanted to buy, and not buy, leaving the
store upset and not knowing exactly why other then the meat bothered me.
30. Can
appear moody, shy, aloof, disconnected: Depending on how an empath is feeling will depend
on what face they show to the world. They can be prone to mood swings and
if they’ve taken on too much negative will appear quiet and unsociable, even
miserable. An empath detests having to pretend to be happy when they’re
sad, this only adds to their load (makes working in the service industry, when
it’s service with a smile, very challenging) and can make them feel like
scuttling under a stone.
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Reminds me of work and having to smile and just not able to, exhausting. Mom always said I was moody and to stop it –
smile. AA’s fake it until you make it…. No
wonder I’ve hated that slogan – for so many reasons listed here.
So,
this is today’s exciting learning lesson.
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