I Am An Empath

I Might As Well Admit It!

By: AlisaK

Written on December 25th, 2007

I have always 'felt' other people; some more than others. Sometimes my understanding is so strong that I don't realize that they aren't speaking out loud. My kids are used to it - strangers are definitely not! For example, while living at my mom's house, I would answer my mother's questions but she never spoke aloud. I didn't even know what had happened, but a friend was with me and described it. Most of the time, I know when people are not telling the truth.

I guess the bottom lines is that I didn't entirely realize what I was doing/feeling or that the total barrage (sp) of emotions wasn't what other people felt. I have learned to protect myself somewhat, but occasionally get slammed by unexpected/negative emotions.

I decided to acknowlege & learn more about this phenomena after what happend last weekend. I paid a surprise visit to an old friend that I hadn't seen for years. Her best friend and I set this up and everyone knew except her. When she opened the door and saw me (with her best friend), she was not pleased. Surprised the crap out of me and her resentment/jealousy was so strong that I actually took a step back.

Since then, I have been doing some research and a LOT of thinking. I googled 'empath' and, after some trial and error, found this site.

So, is there anybody out there?

Merry Christmas!

AlisaK

By: AlisaK

Age: 46-50 , Female

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Lou2012

We, that is all humans are born empathic.. and you can add all other mammals too.

Look up The Limbic System it is the primitive brain all mammals have. This is where feelings are felt an distributed.. We were made to "feel" one another... through Limbic Resonance.. also known as Empathic Resonance..

Who and what you feel depends on how much sensitivity you allow.. Many, if not most people seem to choose less sensitivity and this is evident by the number and kinds of feelings felt by those who are sensitive.. Mostly there are feelings of pain and discomfort.. fear and anxiety ..

Being an empath is so you can understand where this comes from in YOUR life.. so you can stop it... the insensitive are simply at the mercy of these things that bring one bad feeling after an other... and they have little idea how it will end..

Dec 8, 2010
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LuckyAngel97

I have done all the research but ask other empaths so here it goes. Are the amount of people you feel supposed to get larger and are their emotions supposed to get stronger as you age?

Dec 7, 2010
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- narrator
  It depends on how much you put yourself out there, and how much you allow in. I had to find a way to shut off from it, but only with limited success, hence my hermit-like existence.
  
  Jan 26, 2012
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Shaylon

Do you ever have trouble figuring out which thoughts are your own?

Jul 14, 2008
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Roserosetree

AlisaK, you have described your experiences so clearly and beautifully. It sounds as though you are doing well. Please visit my blog to interact there, if you can, because I'd enjoy your comments and I suspect my Blog-Buddies would, also. It's http://www.rose-rosetree.com/blog .

In any case, sounds as though you are doing great, and I'm so pleased to meet you.

Rose

Jan 21, 2008
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AlisaK

Since writing the first story, I have been learning to identify what emotions are 'mine' and those of others. This ability has helped me maintain around other people and keep a sense of myself and be more aware of my feelings instead of theirs.

Kind of strange, but it seems to be working!

Take care all...

Jan 6, 2008
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