18 Signs You’re an Empath and Tips to Manage Your Gift!
Empathy is the ability most humans have to understand the way someone else is feeling.
How much empathy we feel is on a scale, and some people feel it more intensely than others.
People very high up on the scale are known as Empaths, and they take it to the next level.
Therefore, Empaths are deeply sensitive individuals who are highly attuned to the emotions and energy of others.
As an Empath, you can take on the emotions of others as your own, which can be incredibly challenging as you end up absorbing their pain and stress.
Empaths are very intuitive and are adept at reading people and situations beyond surface-level impressions.
Empaths tend to be natural healers due to their giving nature and insight into reading energy! Empaths are highly clairsentient, which is a psychic ability, so things aren’t all bad!!
Clairsentience means clear feeling.
It has quite a lot in common with intuition because of a strong awareness that you feel inside yourself about the subject you are concentrating on. Generally, the term refers to a person who can feel the vibration of other people.
There are many different degrees of clairsentience ranging from the perception of diseases to the thoughts or emotions of other people.
The challenge with being an Empath is that it is hard to turn it off and so when we are out interacting with the physical world we constantly pick up on the thoughts, feelings, and illnesses of physical people, animals, and entire ecosystems!
I am an Empath and it took me a long time to figure out what was going on!
I was rather confused when I was growing up as I was incredibly sensitive to other people's emotions. I had no idea how to handle these feelings and just thought everyone felt like this.
However, being an Empath turned out to be one of my greatest gifts, and with the help of Reiki, my other psychic skills, and lots of practice, I successfully built the business you see today!
Empaths can read people's energy, which I feel is a wonderful gift to have, but you need to learn how to use it, so everyone else’s emotions, thoughts, and feelings don’t consume you! The more you practice, the easier it gets.
18 Signs You’re an Empath
People point out that you are highly sensitive or overly emotional
You just know how other people are feeling before they even say anything
Negativity overwhelms you
Being in crowded places overwhelms you
Your intuition is spot on!
You can easily tell when someone is lying
You are more sensitive to stimulants and medications
You attract insensitive and selfish people frequently!!
You are the person everyone comes to with their problems
You feel compelled to help others, even when you feel tired or should say ‘NO’
You often feel tired or exhausted
You are highly creative with a very active imagination
You are sensitive to sounds, sensations and strong smells
You get bored easily
You go through waves of depression and then shortly thereafter, experience joyful highs, which can be a sign you're dipping into other people's energy and back to yours
You need time alone
Boundaries are a real struggle!
You are replenished by being in nature
So You're An Empath ~ Now What?!
If you are an Empath, know that you have the ability to use your sensitivity for your own good and the good of others.
The biggest thing for me was accepting that being an Empath is a gift and NOT a curse!
Acknowledge that you have the benefit of feeling positive experiences more profoundly, and accept that your reactions to pain, anger, stimulation are normal, but not universally understood.
Know you are not alone as an Empath.
One-fifth of the population understands you completely and appreciates your special characteristics!
What can You do to Manage your Gift?
Share that you are an Empath with others, then people who aren't as sensitive can appreciate your unique qualities and understand how you feel.
Don’t spend time with people who drain your energy
Don’t allow people to take advantage of your sensitive nature. If you feel someone is doing this, you don’t have to be friends with them!
Read this article - How to say NO with Love!
Remember that you don’t have to absorb the worry, the fear, and the anxiety of others around you.
Be careful not to be around people who would normally be critical of you.
Feel free to delete emails, refrain from returning phone calls, or take a rain check on meeting with friends who may affect your feelings and thoughts adversely.
Spend time each day in nature to help you let go of negativity
Carry or wear a crystal that aids spiritual protection. Check out the 9 best Crystals for Empaths.
Protect and clear your energy field regularly.
Trust your intuition!
Your Gifts can Provide Wonderful Benefits Once You Master Them:
An ability to connect on a Soul level with any person on earth who is willing
An ability to read the energy of others and your environment
The gift of being able to still offer love and compassion to others, all while maintaining your own personal boundaries and space
The ability to start a business using your gifts
A greater level of stability in your emotional, physical, and mental bodies
A decrease in overall mood swings, errant illnesses, and irritations
The ability to begin connecting and sensing those in Spirit
If you are an Empath, please try to accept yourself for who you are and honour your gift.
The more you practice your abilities, the easier life becomes.
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