Understanding Empaths

Through talking to people and reading people through various platforms, Ive come to the conclusion that many people do not understand what a true Empath is and often confuse it for just being overly/highly sensitive or over emotional. 

Empath : Someone with a paranormal ability to apprehend someone elses mental, emotional, or physical pain or feelings. 

To help you better understand what a true Empath is, below, I will list some of the more specific traits of one. 

1. A true Empath, when in crowds or in public, can become overwhelmed and pick up the energy of many if not all of the people around. Places like shopping malls, concerts, amusement parks, etc can be overwhelming for Empaths. It is important for them to ground themselves and block out the emotions of others during these times. 

2. Feeling others emotions or psychical pain as your own. Some Empaths, those very in tune with their ability, may be able to tell when someone is having bad thoughts about them.

3. Watching violence or cruelty towards people and especially animals in unbearable and effects the true empath deeply. Sometimes bringing them into a panic attack or crying fit. 

4. Picking up on psychical ailments and pain of others. Example, if someone close to you (usually) is having pain in their chest, arm or back. The Empath will feel the same pain. This happens quite often with me and my partner, Whenever she has a headache, or pain, I get the same pain, even when we arent in the same room or even in the same state. 

5. Constant/almost constant fatigue. You may feel drained of energy or motivation quite often. A tiredness that even 12 hours of sleep wont fix. (Make sure to rule out any medical conditions that have these symptoms)

6. Empaths are often extremely creative and will take part in many creative outlets such as singing, dancing, art, drawing etc.

7. Empaths HATE clutter and need things to be clean and neat, the way they want it. If their space is dirty or cluttered they feel anxious and clouded, it blocks their energy flow. 

8. Will not buy things that are antique or second hand. If they do, it must be fully cleansed. As items like that can carry the previous owners energy. 

9. Empaths can sometimes appear cold, aloof, miserable or distant depending on what energy they are picking up. This doesnt mean they are miserable or upset, it just means they are feeling a lot of different energy and cant process it all at once. Moods may shift easily. (Rule out disorders like BPD, MPD, Bipolar and rule out depression)