All of us, at some point in our lives, come to a stage where we finally grasp a full understanding of what kind of personality and special abilities we have. Some of us realise sooner, while others take a little more time.
Either way, learning about your emotional and psychological strengths is essential to not only enhance your own life experience, but also others’.
Many of us upon ‘waking up’ learn that we have an innate ability to understand and fully appreciate the mentality and emotions of other people. Of course, this specialty comes with the added perks of possessing high intelligence and naturally being a wonderful help for others.
This is what being an empath means – however, it’s not all rosy; empaths carry a very heavy emotional burden because of how many feelings they take on.
Most of us, if not all of us, always take full responsibility for our feelings and emotions; we understandably think that it comes directly from inside us.
So what does it mean to be sensitive to energy? Few know of this concept; that is, our thoughts and emotions can actually be born as a result of the people around us and closest to us.
Here are 8 characteristics that can help you identify an energy-sensitive empath.
People always tell you that you are too sensitive. You tend to feel a lot more than those around you and those feelings can overwhelm you, leaving you feeling alone.
Even though it’s fake, you still can’t bear to watch any violence. You start putting yourself in the character’s shoes and it can be too overwhelming to bear. You feel the exact emotions that would be felt in that situation and end up in an emotional mess.
Being around too many people results in too much transfer of energy. This can be dangerously overwhelming for an empath, as it completely wears them out and makes them feel exhausted. Because of this, empaths usually try to avoid large gatherings and prefer smaller groups.
So much so that you can even feel someone’s emotions when they are not physically present with you. You are able to pick up emotions easily and may need to ask yourself who they belong to – are they yours or someone else’s?
When these energy fields get mixed it can be difficult to distinguish at first, but getting into this habit can save you a lot of hurt and suffering.
Because energy fields are your forte, if there is even a small shift in energy, you immediately pick up on it. When someone lies, not only does their energy field change but so does their body language. You are a master at both, so lie detecting is almost like child’s play to you.
Not to be confused with point number one – you are literally hypersensitive when it comes to your senses. Bright lights, smells, touches or sounds are overwhelming. It could be said that you are sensitive to all kinds of energy, not just emotional or psychological energy.
You just know things. Without any evidence or proof, before any solid facts are given, you can just tell. A common example of your well-developed intuition is knowing someone is bad news just by looking at them. It’s all part of being sensitive to energy; you can read situations very well.
You are great at denying any relationships or people that could drain your energy. Your past experiences, plus your intuitive nature have taught you well enough how to detect any of these dangers from a fair distance.
You have enough on your plate with everyone’s emotions and energies that you are already carrying – the last thing you need is any more emotional burden.
Are there any you can relate to? Let us know what you think in the comment box below!
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What a burden I thought I had. I must say i've received the greatest healing insight about me. Thank you so much.
its weird at first,
today I found out from a co-worker what an Empath was? I was like ok, yeah I'm an Empath and i have jedi tricks now lol.
and as I started to into it because of a book I being reading by CJ Jung "the archetypes and the collective unconscious" I gave this a shot. Things started to make more sense why animals, baby's liked me? I just knew they do but didn't know as to why. The one point that stood out to me was that I cannot watch scary movies, ill have vivid nightmares. I don't know what to make of all this.
it is a curse and a gift... i resorted to drugs and alcohol to try and understand it... i can feel people wounded physically and mentally just by hearing an ambulances sirens... i can feel negative and postitive energy around me all the time insomuch i speak with it when it feels like its getting out of control... i know the precise time to send someone a hello, a card, a i love you idea when they are in dire straights... the hardest part is trying to get enough seclusion to sort out whats around me.... i am overwhelmed of even the thought of going in public... especially nowdays with all the friction due to covid, the election and the hate that is sooo prevalent today. i literally weep in bed at night as if i can feel mother earths birthing pains from people and what they are doing... Animals.... i can pick up an injured blue jay with a broke wing or missing feathers and make it go to sleep in my hand as if it feels the sanctuary i offer it...giving it ample opportunity to fly out of my hand in hast...or fear.. it doesnt so....i can feel the deers standoffishness with certain people and sounds...their sadnees when in pain is the worse ive ever experienced.. ill never ever forget it... they do cry and they do ask for help and its fucking heart wrenching to no end... as if a perfect loving wife suddenly died in a husbands arms unexpectedly or an infant thats perfectly healthy in a crip that is checked on only to find death due to sids... its that intense....as time goes by and i age ... the feelings and emotions i feel for others grow.. i have but of one question... how much more will they grow? that part scares me to no end....i can feel jesus, the holy spirit and angles around me and others when they have them around... and the opposite for the opposite.. that part of it i do cherish every single day... because i can have a mental conversation to whats around me and know im being heard... sometimes when i pray for another i catch myself demanding an answer from god jesus... will this stop or will it grow beyond what i can handle... ? isolation...? its pathetic how bad i do not want to be around others..
Yes All of the above I never understood it..I thought it was depression and bad Karma .. Finally I am starting to accept that this is what I am. But I also have a flip side if you hurt betray lie to me. My problem is I’ll take this type of behavior for a while keep trying to help or change someone..when I can’t. I am 63 year old female who is at a crossroads in my life. I am trying make sense out of my journey here. And live my best life. I love helping others..