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http://www.empathconnection.com/are-you-an-empath.html
By Dr. Michael Smith, Ph.D., Counselor and coach for empaths and highly sensitive people.
Can you look at someone and just 'know' what they are going through? Do you cry easily? Do you find yourself listening with ease to other people's problems? Do strangers easily share intimate secrets? If so, you might be an empath, and you probably have gone through life being more affected by other people's energies than you realize.
An empath is an individual who has an exceptional ability to feel other people's emotions, sensations, and even their pain. For an empath, it can be like living an episode of Star Trek! You don't even have to try and you just know the motivations and intentions of other people.
Here are some of the traits of those who are known as 'empaths':
* Empaths are good listeners and easily draw out stories from others.
* Empaths generally put others needs before their own, with a deep desire to assist people.
* Empaths are deeply in touch with emotions and tend to cry easily, often for no apparent reason (only to find out later a friend or family member is having a rough time).
* Empaths often get overstimulated in chaotic public settings (e.g. they tend to avoid public places like malls).
* Empaths do not understand cruelty or violence
An empath is an individual who has an exceptional ability to feel other people's emotions, sensations, and even their pain. For an empath, it can be like living an episode of Star Trek! You don't even have to try and you just know the motivations and intentions of other people.
Here are some of the traits of those who are known as 'empaths':
* Empaths are good listeners and easily draw out stories from others.
* Empaths generally put others needs before their own, with a deep desire to assist people.
* Empaths are deeply in touch with emotions and tend to cry easily, often for no apparent reason (only to find out later a friend or family member is having a rough time).
* Empaths often get overstimulated in chaotic public settings (e.g. they tend to avoid public places like malls).
* Empaths do not understand cruelty or violence
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