Am I an Empath?

[ILovePoems]

Yesterday I was talking to a lady that does angel card readings. Her reading pointed out that I'm a healer. Fast forward, I told that person about myself an she said that I'm an empath. At first I thought to myself "What??". I thought only psychics are an empathy. But she said that psychics can be but other people can be too, she's one as well but she knows how to control it.. Here is the reason why she said that I'm an empathy: I told her I was very sensitive. I get upset a lot. I also get upset if someone yells at me or gets mad at me then I most likely will cry. If I'm texting or messaging a friend, if they don't seem happy... I often feel that they might be mad or upset or they just want to ignore me, I sometimes worry too much too. If they don't answer, I sometimes cry.... I also cry if I watch sad or happy videos. I also used to think about the past an start to cry, I also get sad if someone is sitting alone.. I also get jealous/upset when my friends dont pay attention to me... I doubt that I am one, but I wonder why she thinks I'm one?

[Imaginarynumber1]

You are an emotional person. Psychics do not exist.

[Careful_perspective]

An empath as defined in this article http://www.academia....Sensitive_Being

"An Empath is a person that is hypersensitive to the emotions and energy of other people, as wellas animals. They have the ability to physically feel the emotions of a person/animal standingwithin their Auric field."

You didn't really give us any information about how you perceive other people but rather an appraisal of how acutely you are affected when things are done to you.

To take from your post:

I told her I was very sensitive.

I get upset a lot.

I also get upset if someone yells at me or gets mad at me then I most likely will cry.

If I'm texting or messaging a friend, if they don't seem happy. I often feel that they might be mad or upset or they just want to ignore me,

I sometimes worry too much too. If they don't answer, I sometimes cry.

I also cry if I watch sad or happy videos.

I also used to think about the past an start to cry.

I also get sad if someone is sitting alone.

I also get jealous/upset when my friends dont pay attention to me

It seems to me you are just sensitive in how you are treated, not necessarily keenly adept at understanding the emotions of others.

Edited January 4, 2015 by woodsbooger

[Careful_perspective]

And I also want to add, I think its great if you care about others, I just think you gave us more information on how the actions of others affect you rather than you being able to look at someone else and interpret their emotion.

[ILovePoems]

Well it's kinda weird she said that then.. maybe I said it in a wrong way? lol

[Careful_perspective]

Well it's kinda weird she said that then.. maybe I said it in a wrong way? lol

Maybe the thing that is special about you is that you aren't afraid of your own emotions. A lot are afraid to admit how they feel, and understand that we all have weaknesses and sensitivity.

[+DieChecker]

I don't think being an empath is about special powers, or anything. It is about being a person who cares deeply for others, and who can intrinsically understand other people and comfort them with understanding. All that is required is being able to understand what others are feeling. Usually by way of experience, watching body language, listening, and sometimes intuition.

[ILovePoems]

Well I care deeply for others.. I also give advice to people.

[danielost]

io am sensitive to others feelings, not because i am an empath. but, because i am depressed.

[rjbfz]

As far as my knowledge goes an empath is highly connected to other beings. Say for example someone is upset and you're communicating with them or connected with them in a way you're able to feel their sadness or feel their emotion as if it were your own. Empaths also tend to have problems of absorbing other's energies, where they can feel very exhausted and overwhelmed in situations where there are a lot of strong emotions or actions being undertaken.

I think everyone has the ability to be empathic but some people can be branded as "empathic" due to their high sensitivity levels. Much like an individual can be labelled as "intelligent" due to their achievements at say school, or university.

I've been told I'm an empath as well more so because I am highly sensitive to those around me and often I can feel everyone's emotions in my stomach where I hold onto their energies. Large places filled with many people such as shopping centres also tend to overwhelm me if I haven't put a mental barrier around me. I've been that way as far as I remember and my way of dealing with it was to complete block everyone out of my life and become an emotional wall (definitely wouldn't recommend that). It's a useful tool to learn how to protect yourself from other's emotions and energies though, I like to physically imagine a protective energy barrier which helps

Hope that helped you

[ILovePoems]

Okay, thank you. Now I know I'm not an Empath.