5 signs you're an empath

Have you ever felt the energy of a space sometimes even before you walk into it?  Or intuited the emotional landscape of the stranger sitting next to you on the train simply by proximity.  Or what about when you’re listening to a co-worker or a friend vent about something knowing all the while that what they’re really talking about is something else entirely?  Beyond just passing insights into situations, being an empath can be a very overwhelming and intense way to experience the world, because empaths simultaneously perceive the surface level with what’s beneath the words, the underbelly of the situation.

What is an empath?

So if empaths are people who just feel more, what’s the difference between simply being sensitive and being an empath? Well, empaths do have tendencies that highly sensitive people have, but the difference is, empaths hold this ability to embody the mental or emotional state of another individual. Empaths filter the world through their heightened sense of intuition and have a difficult time intellectualizing their feelings. You may not even be aware that you’re an empath, making these heavy feelings and symptoms feel puzzling and burdening. Trust me, you’re not alone, and you may feel peace of mind when you move away from the idea that you’re highly sensitive and move onto the fact that empaths harness a superpower ability, and that many of the strange feelings associated with it can be explained. You may be an empath if...

You Are an emotional detective

You’re a natural healer

Empaths have a giving nature, feeling the need to help others. They have a keen insight to the human psyche, and for these reasons they tend to be natural healers. Due to your ability to absorb what others are feeling, you may feel deep feelings that they have not yet confronted. You as an empath help them with that, which may leave them feeling relieved and you feeling as though their negativities have been dumped onto you. You might feel drained or upset when you felt fine before.

You often forget to heal yourself in the process

You are a great listener

People may treat you as an emotional dumping ground, letting their feelings spill onto you due to your natural healing and nurturing character. You pick up on body language, emotions, and other subtle signals that help you dig deeper into their feelings. You know just how to make people feel heard and they confide in you for support.