Empathy is the gift of being able to put yourselves in someone else’s shoes and feel things as if you were them. However, there are several different types of empaths, each of which has a different set of empathetic abilities.
The 6 main types of empaths are:
The emotional empath is one of the most common types of empaths. If you are this type, you will easily pick up the emotions of others around you and feel the effects of those emotions as if they were yours.
The emotional empath will deeply experience the feelings of others in their own emotional body. For example, an emotional empath can become deeply sad around another individual who is experiencing sadness.
For emotional empaths, it is important to learn to differentiate between your own emotions and those of others. In this way, you can use your ability to help others without becoming drained.
Those with this type of empathy can pick up on the energy of other people’s bodies. They intuitively know what ails another person. Many people with this type of empathy become healers either in the conventional medical professions or in alternative ones.
Physical empaths may ‘feel’ an awareness in their physical body when treating someone. They may also ‘see’ blockages in a person’s energy field that they sense need treating.
If you are a medical empath, you may pick up on symptoms from others and feel them in your own body. Taking on the physical symptoms of others may lead to health problems.
Some people with chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia or autoimmune diseases might find it helps to strengthen their own energetic field so that they can turn this ability off when necessary. Taking some training in a form of healing can also help to hone this ability.
Geomantic empathy is sometimes called place or environmental empathy. Those with this ability have a fine attunement to the physical landscape. If you find yourself uncomfortable, or really happy in certain environments or situations, for no apparent reason, you may be a geomantic empath.
If you are a geomantic empath, you will feel a deep connection to certain places. You may be drawn to sacred stones, groves, churches or other places of sacred power. You may also be sensitive to the history of a place and be able to pick up on sadness, fear or joy that have occurred in locations.
Place empaths are highly attuned to the natural world and grieve for any damage to it. They watch with horror when trees are cut down or landscapes destroyed.
If you are this type of empath, you will probably need to spend time in nature to recharge. You may also find helping in an environmental project very healing for you.
It is also important for you to make your everyday surroundings as harmonious and beautiful as you can. You may feel happier if you fill your house with plants and natural scents. You might also like to choose natural materials such as wood and linen for your clothing and furniture.
If you are a plant empath, you intuitively sense what plants need. You will be green-fingered and have a true gift for placing the right plant in the right place in your garden or home. Many plant empaths choose to work in parks, gardens or wild landscapes where they can put their gifts to good use.
In fact, if you have chosen an occupation that involves plants, then you are probably a plant empath. Some people with this gift actually receive guidance from trees or plants directly by hearing it within the mind.
If you are this kind of empath, you will already know that you need a lot of contact with trees and plants. You might like to strengthen this bond by sitting quietly by a special tree or plant and attuning more closely to its needs and guidance.
Many empaths have a strong connection with animals. However, an animal empath will probably devote their lives to working for the care of our animal friends. Those with this gift will know what an animal needs and may be able to telepathically communicate with the creature.
If you are an animal empath, you probably already spend as much time with animals as you can. You may find that studying the biology or psychology of animals helps you to refine your gift.
You could also consider training as an animal healer as your special talent can enable you to find out what is wrong with an animal and treat it accordingly.
If you are a claircognizant or intuitive empath, you will pick up information from other people simply by being around them. One glance at someone can give you all kinds of insight into that person. You will immediately know if someone is lying to you because you can sense the intentions behind their words.
Those with this gift resonate with others’ energetic fields and read the energy of others very easily. This is closely related to the telepathic empath who can read another person’s thoughts.
If you have this ability, you need to surround yourself with people who you feel aligned with. With this gift, you may need to strengthen your energetic field so that you are not constantly bombarded with the thoughts and emotions of others.
Being an empath is not easy. You may find it confusing, disorientating and exhausting. However, understanding which of the types of empath you are can help you to use your gifts and abilities to help yourself and those around you.
Sharing our experiences of being an empath can increase our understanding. If you relate to any of these types of empaths, please share your experiences with us.
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I have my own names of the things I do and now find out they have their own names. I have always been able to read people. It is like i see into their souls and know what they are. The biggest I get from people is their dishonesty and being truthful. I HATE LIARS AND THIEVES. HATE THEM. I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO EXPOSE THEM or confront them. And then rid myself of them
Five or six times in my life I have had slide shows, (what I call them).
It is when I get these pictures in my head like flashes. It happens in a split second but I know the entire story leading up to this. 24 hours later whatever i saw.the day before will actually happen. I was in the shower when i had a slide show and it hit me so hard i dropped to my knees. Scared the hell out of me! The last one I experienced involved my manager at work. She had just returned to work after losing her baby to SIDS. she had been off for 3 months. .my job had hired this man as temporary while she was on leave. I had my slide show and knew his intentions to try to run her off. It was real dirty and below the belt and I had to warn her. I told her what i saw and what was goi g to happen and she can think i am crazy but please listen cause it will happen shortly. I wanted to prepare her. Yes she thought I was crazy. And yes I figured I was crazy too! .well it all came down as I said, word for word. She smiled and made a cute comment, turned around and headed to the elevators. When I reached her, she was sobbing quietly and looked at me. She said thank you for preparing for this. I thought it was shit until it happened and he said exactly what you said he would say! And I would have left and never came back. That upset me so much that i have closed off everything i could because i am scared to have another one. That was over ten years ago, but each one got more intense than the last one. I just couldn't wrap myself around these slide shows because no one knows the future. The only way i accepted this was to think i got these from another dimension. I havent had one because i have closed off to it. Now there is a name and i am not nuts! Funny it only took me 65 years to know what I am.
What if you can identify with one or more types of the 6 types.
First time I really felt empathy sir another person is when I said something that hurt them and I could feel his sadness. When he was sad I kinda noticed right away and I now regret what I’ve said but he/she was so in pain that I almost cried that day😭. I told my bff to ask him/her if they were ok and that day she texted me and told me he was sad because of what I said. Being an empath was a lot to control because feeling how others feel is a lot of work. When I go to parties I get tired and drained easily to the point were I almost cried😔. I hate being an empath, it feels like torcher carrying other people’s feelings. For all the people out there who thinks this is cool is wrong, it’s hard work.😠
I am an emotional and most certainly an intuitive empath. I CAN walk in to a room and immediately know where to go,what's going on, and what people are thinking! I can also use my hands to alleviate and anxiety for people..the strangest thing is I am the most neurotic person and suffer from anxiety, mania, depression...blah blah blah..BUT when I put my hands on someone to alleviate their anxiety and pain..I literally transform into..well, another me and my pain anxiety also subsides...I only do this for my friends and family and they melt as I do too..and they also say I should take up a physical therapy profession...BUT I JUST WANNA BE ME!
I would love to expand my abilities and also talk to anyone else who is wondering,trying, and serving their abilities.. thank you for listening..Amanda
Amanda today is Thursday January 16th 2020. I have just started reading this article and I read your response and I have to say then I laughed when you said I am blah blah blah I understand I understand precisely what you were saying thank you for responding to this. I'm an empath and I have denied this for many years. Reading your words has helped me more than I can possibly say. Thank you.
You need to strengthen your energy field. You are letting carrying others emotions around with you and it is what is causing all of your ailments. Do some energy work and use your grounding cord and your protective shield, along with your permission roses/vortexs to keep from carrying others unwanted energies. Sat Nam
Amanda, reading your comment struck ne with clearity. (4/3/20)
I, also, can walk into a room and feel where to go. I can read others by looking at them. Sometimes, i have to communicate to someone and find their trigger.
Also, i can calm someone with anger, anxiety, etc. Although, i do not have to physically touch them. Just being in the room seems to do it. I suffer from all the mental illnesses as well. You are remarkable as we all are. I find music to be the therapy that helps to center myself and bring me back. Feel free to email if you need. Goes for all. jennifernightingale418@gmail.com
I'm not sure if this is strange. But i actually identify with all of these. Some to different degrees. And all have seemed to intensify, since my cancer diagnoses 2 years ago. My family and all my kids are blessed with being an empath. And finding information like this to share with them. Is making a huge difference, especially in understanding one another better. Thank you so much, for being a part of our journey of acceptance, and understanding of ourselves, building confidence, through knowledge, that we're not weak or weird. We are special❣