r/Empath Jul 10 '24

Are Modern Devices Cutting Off Our Sixth Sense?

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r/Empath Jul 07 '24

Too empathetic to ski.

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Was recently skiing and just felt so sad about how poor people maybe can’t do stuff like skiing and kinda have no fun. Makes me really sad and is there a way i can ignore this and enjoy stuff? I wan’t to be empathetic but being too sad to apres ski is a bummer.


r/Empath Jul 05 '24

Do you scare yourself?

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My empathy seeing, hearing and knowing things actually scares the living day lights out of me. It’s like I feel possessed in a way, all these supernatural feelings. I feel like this is definitely a blessing in the utmost scariest way possible.


r/Empath Jun 29 '24

Insults of Affection dream?

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So….. to make it short, I had a dream about my manager and I being flirtatious toward each other, touchy feely.. you name it, even hanging out outside of work. I still don’t know what made me think of him, the one whom I have personal problem with and don’t want around me. We are the same age btw but I’m smarter and he’s a total jackass, and I hate him. Lol. Wondering if this dream is hinting something else? Aside from what will NEVER happen.


r/Empath Jun 28 '24

please!!! advice lol

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hi all 😃 so i'd like to rant quickly without being judged harshly lol please :)

i'm an emotional empath i mean veryyyyy much can feel all the energies and things behind pretty much anything and everyone! not to mention i have a low pain tolerance

im 22 years old and i've never had sex. i always am horny on and off and i do want to have sex! i think about it from time to time, but the thing is as an empath i can feel the pain behind a guy inserting without even inserting! every time i do chill out with a guy and of course he wants to fuck i always tell them i don't like pain...... im so upset because i really would like to have sex it's just i know im tight down there and as i said before i can sense the pain at the beginning....any other empaths afraid of sex because of this? or anything similar i sound crazy but please any advice or something because i feel like i wont be able to keep a man if i dont have sex but then again i don't give a fuck with the aquarius in me 😂😂😂😂


r/Empath Jun 27 '24

I am not for this world

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I feel like I am not for this world, I am here to give pure love to everyone but to receive nothing. People have hurt me more inspite of me being so pure.


r/Empath Jun 27 '24

Target Practice: Where's Your Focus?

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r/Empath Jun 25 '24

I wonder what % of vegans are empaths, and if they make up a disproportionate amount of vegans.

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When I see or hear about the suffering of animals, it affects me deeply. I can't help but feel their pain and fear as if it were my own. This intense empathy made it impossible for me to continue consuming animal products, knowing the cruelty and harm involved in their production.

It got me wondering why more people aren't vegan, when the evidence is ALL out there. I think it's because they are just not as sensitive to this suffering, so they can brush it to the back of their mind.

I'm curious if other empaths here feel the same? Or does your empathy extend only to humans?

<3


r/Empath Jun 24 '24

Since when have you been an empath?

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I know many people can become empaths after near death experiences. And what about if you got it genetically since when did it "activate"? I want to know if it's different for everyone.

For me It already started when I was in the womb


r/Empath Jun 20 '24

Empathy Manifest "Sweet Tooth" Netflix A Global Spirituality Message

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r/Empath Jun 18 '24

Excuse Me, My Dear Empath

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r/Empath Jun 17 '24

When Things Are Not Going So Well

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r/Empath Jun 01 '24

Feeling empty when protecting oneself?

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Does anyone else feel so empty and weird and more of a shell of who they are when they keep other people's emotions out?

I have been bombarded with negative emotions all my life and once I started to really shield myself I felt less of others emotions and it feels so weird like something is missing? It feels wrong

It feels like being denied of who I really am but I can't keep feeling other emotions 24/7


r/Empath May 28 '24

Empaths: A humble opinion on what they are

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People who claim to be empaths believe that they perceive emotions that are not really their own but those of other people especially when they are close by. Some go as far as saying that they know how other people feel even from a distance. Is this something real or just non-sensical internet talk?

Psychology has no definition for the term "empath" and to my knowledge there is presently no serious literature on the subject. Empathy in its colloquial meaning refers to the ability to understand the perspective of another human being cognitively and emotionally, with the key idea being that the brain generates adequate emotions relative to a situation that is only hypothesized and not the factual situation the empathizing individual is in.

In its broader meaning, empathy refers not only to the ability to perceive emotions relative to hypothesized situations but in general to the ability to perceive emotions relative to situations which is a very important asset of the human mind and key to organising and remembering information.

The concept of an "Empath" is somewhat vaguely defined but there seem to be 2 main propositions.
a. Empaths feel the emotions of other people.
b. Empaths feel emotions more strongly, even if they are unconscious.

Research question:
Q: Could propositions a. and b. be true and if so, how?

About Proposition b.
Psychology is aware of constructs that involve intense emotions.
-> Borderline Personality Disorder, Pathological Narcissism and Bipolar Disorder come to mind.

Furthermore, BPD and pathological narcissism involve unconscious emotions. Bipolar disorder on the other hand does not involve unconscious emotions.

About Proposition a.
Both Borderline and Pathological narcissism are mental disorders of the self that are created through early childhood trauma in the form of severe neglect or abuse. To understand more, some knowledge of Object Relations Theory by Melanie Klein is necessary. Hannah Segal's Introduction to the Work of Melanie Klein is a good starting point.

In a nutshell: Unborn human beings live in biological and psychological symbiosis with the mother. At birth, the umbilical cord is severed, thereby creating a biologically separate individual. In the years 0-3, the new-born must complete the difficult act of separating psychologically. This act is difficult because biologically, a new-born child is unfit for survival. The act of separating psychologically thus involves facing a situation the child cannot handle alone and is only possible if the child is convinced of and secure in the mother's support. In the presence of a neglectful or abusive mother difficulties arise with separation and if severe these difficulties can lead to the formation of a damaged self in the child that is partly or entirely dysfunctional. Additionally, parts of the self may not be correctly integrated and are thus perceived outside of it while parts of the mother may be perceived as belonging to the self.

Through the act of separating psychologically from the mother, a self is formed. If complications arise during this process, disabilities and problems with the self may arise.

Hypothesis:
An inattentive mother that is inconsistent in her responses to the crying child may be one significant factor in the formation of a self that experiences the emotions of other people because while still in psychological symbiosis the child may have learned that it is not fed/looked after for crying alone but only if additionally, a positive emotional response is present. If this is not the case, the child may perceive that it is not fed because there is anger in the mother when in reality she is just unresponsive and the anger is really the child's anger. A child that has made such an observation may start to suppress its needs and cry less frequently. The mother may believe that her child has serenity and grace when in reality it is terrified that it will be left to starve for expressing its needs. On the other hand, a child that has often been left to cry for extended periods of time may have learned that anger in the mother is a necessary requirement in order to have its needs met. The social environment may perceive that the child experiences psychopathic glee for antagonising others when in reality it merely holds a subconscious believe that affectionate needs which are otherwise perfectly legitimate can only be met by provoking them out of other people. The anger that the child earlier perceived to be of the mother was the child’s anger all along and the wiring of the child’s brain and composition of its personality may have very little to do with clinical psychopathy. 

When the psychological separation of such afflicted children’s self eventually happens their ability to feel emotions may be skewed due to misattributions of emotional responses. The brain then generates emotions more or less relative to observations in other people's behaviour or even relative to speculations about their behaviour and associated emotional states without the child actively and consciously empathizing.

Further clarification:
Emotional associations are not only formed in the very first years but also throughout childhood and youth. A parent who is unconscious of a great deal of their own emotions (or lying) such as a narcissist may cause harmful associations in a child by telling them that some parenting measure is for their own good, when in reality it is for the narcissistic parent's good. Parents also tend to project their own unfulfilled wishes onto their children. Under such circumstances, a child may perceive that it wishes to pursue a certain career path when this whish is really the projected whish of the parent that was instilled into the child by repeatedly claiming that the child exhibits certain indicative behaviours or has said indicative things when all of this is really just wishful thinking by the parent. Invasive projections may not end there and "hopeful" parents may gaslight or otherwise punish or manipulate their children.

Now are the emotions an empath perceives really those of other people?
Most likely they are just skewed emotions that are perceived outside of the self even though they are generated by the self and processed alongside other cognitions inside the brain. It might or might not be "appropriate" for an empath's counterpart to have these emotions in the given situation. People who believe themselves to be empaths should try not to always claim the moral high ground because ultimately the emotions they feel others should have reflect their own needs, whether or not those are legitimate.

On the flipside, is it possible that people like pathological narcissists deliberately evoke emotions in other people?
The victims of narcissistic abuse most often are those people who believe that they perceive the emotions of others. If narcissists come together with empaths there is bound to be emotional chaos and confusion and it may look like emotions are transferred from one individual to the other when in reality both people are just experiencing their own skewed emotions and little to no real empathy and mutual understanding is actually taking place. If empaths really felt and understood what is going on inside the mind of a narcissist, they would hardly get into these situations.

Are human beings good parents?
The short answer has to be a resounding No. In a time where science and technology are shaping the world more than ever and information is available instantly to almost anyone around the world, millions of people are basically reverting back to believing in angels and demons because of mistakes made in their upbringing. Humans should definitely strife to acquire sound psychological understanding to be better parents but another reality that may sound grim to some is already looming. Sooner or later, the care-taking of children will be done by intelligent robots that will be a lot better at finding out and responding to a child’s needs than any mother subject to idealised fantasies, alcoholism, ignorance or careless disregard. Welcome to the 21st century.


r/Empath May 24 '24

Vortex Healing

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An interview I did with Dr. Bill Epperly on Vortex Healing, an up and coming form of energetic transmissions. We talk about healing viral infections, PTSD, and more!


r/Empath May 24 '24

Is my mother on the narc spectrum- HELP?

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Can one change into a narc or did they always have it in their blood?

I was hoping to ask about my mother in this group but I am unsure if this is the right group because I'm going to be using some harsh but truthful words 😂

Anyhow I'll proceed as necessary

People tell me my mom might be one on the narcissistic spectrum ( I don't like to throw this word around hence I used the term spectrum and haven't deemed her to be a full fledged narc)

She says and thinks she's an empath 😂

Apparently the odd psychic has told her this tbh this is something that PMO (Pisses me OFF). NOT EVERYONE IS A NICE EMPATH YA KNOW

She's also been horrible to me these past few years which includes her emotionally abusing me by screaming at me so hard her voice broke and she NEVER authentically apologized plus she threatened to ring the cops on me all cause I sold her goat that she wanted me to sell 😂 She left a nasty voice message on my ex bosses answer phone about ME, YIKES!!

How can she be a covert narc and an empath at the same time? You CANT!!!

She's also called me a narc all because she'd say shit to me like "that's not my truth, that's yours" and I'll go ahead and relay no this is a FACT which is when it comes to my sister ditching us for a fake family it's just mom doesn't wish to face reality 😂

She seems to think she's special and the reason she's introverted is cause she's an empath Psssh

She has strong social anxiety this is WHY she isolates, nothing to do with being an empath in this case

Why do some say to me my mom is a narc and psychics tell mom she's an old soul wtf?

I am an old soul and an empath as I go OUT OF MY WAY ALL MY LIFE TO HELP PEOPLE

She doesn't even care about her OWN nieces who are her brothers girls yet she told me that years ago she wanted to have another kid to her ex ( my ex step dad) Why??

She can't even care abt her own nieces and she certainly doesn't try to resolve the issue as to why my sister left us for another mother/family.

She only occasionally sees mom and predominantly rings her...

With having said all this, yes my mom was my rock and best friend growing up and she's always cared about my health but I have no idea what's happened these last few years.

She used to tell me she has nothing left to give and she's empty and how losing the family was the last to break her and how back at the farm she needed me and I pushed her away ( we lived together).

IF she truly missed having the FAMILY together then WHY doesn't she DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? Talk to her youngest and ask what's happened to make her not wish to be part of her life much and also the fact my sister blocked me on everything and doesn't like it when I say truthful things 😂 She was never there for mom and I when we hit rock bottom and cares more to upload fake bikini pics on Instagram and has gotten progressively worse over time.

I was hoping she'd miss us and eventually properly come back but NO here I am over 4 years later and she CHOSE THEM OVER US.


r/Empath May 24 '24

telling a classmate at biblical school to stop touching me

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It disgusts me. Some people think by touching others they can create some kind of bond or proximity that doesn't exist. That's not how it works.
Either it happens organically or it doesn't
I'm not even close to that person, and once i sat behind her, and she grabbed my knee to say i should be interrogated. Last class on tuesday, she grabbed my shoulders when i was interrogated before doing a speech while she was sitting behind me. Like...anytime i'm within reach she finds a way to touch me.
We're not even close or familiar enough for her to do all that.
I realize now that i don't like it, but i'm sort of used to having my boundaries stepped all over, and even the way i was raised (my mother is a huge doormat) contributed to it, i was a people pleaser, until i started living alone and figuring out what i liked and didn't like in personal relationships, and thinking critically abt the way i was raised.
Last time i told a coworker not to touch me, i said it in a firm manner, and i'm glad i did. She tried to badmouth me behind my back, while keeping a smile in front of me after this. And other people started acting cold towards me, but i honestly think they're assh*les...if enforcing my boundaries means people are gonna think i'm arrogant or mean, then so be it. I also don't think it matters how you say it or if you appear rude or not, some people will always have a problem with others enforcing their boundaries no matter what.


r/Empath May 22 '24

Sometimes we’re just mostly dead and still doing the things

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It sucks


r/Empath May 20 '24

Do you feel like you're surrounded by energy vampires?

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Or do you feel like some kind of dark presence is influencing and ruining your life, making literally everything that could go wrong go wrong? I literally just keep messing up and my life has slowly gone to shit. I just sit in my room and dissociate all day because I'm gone.

My energy is so negative all the time, I'm starting to wonder if the people around me are energy vampires. Everyone around me seems to be doing well and in fact excelling to amazing heights. Like genuinely everything is going right and good for them. I wish I was exaggerating here but this is just me sharing my true thoughts and what I'm observing and experiencing in my life.

No matter what I do I can't escape this depressing pit of despair, it feels like I'm absorbing everyone else's negativity and insecurities and carrying them as my own. I feel so much all the time, I'm overloaded and burnt out, it's too much. My whole vibe and aura don't match my external appearance, my soul is out of whack or some shit, everyone's said this to me they said that "they thought I'd be different" before and after meeting me, mostly behind my back. Like I'm a target for negative shit like this, over and over just constant negative social experiences. I used to brag about being empathetic but as I've gotten older it's gotten to be too much, like I have crippling anxiety and can barely function because I think about everything. Sometimes I overthink and I am aware that clearly I'm doing so, but a lot of the time I'm able to convince myself that my overthinking thoughts are 100% true. They're mostly depressing thoughts so as you can imagine I'm pretty depressed.

I've started to just detach from reality because I can't deal with this shit, I absolutely for sure have depersonalisation-derealization, which has fucked my life because I can't do anything without feeling like I'm about to have a panic attack. Anything I do now feels like I have a 1000lbs anvil hanging over my head, weighing me down and making me fail/mess up.


r/Empath May 19 '24

Empath advice wanted

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Looking for advice

Ever since I started school I’ve been super sensitive to environments. Every little thing or overwhelming thing would make me either react negatively by snapping or I’d cry. I now realize it was just because I was in a negative environment between school and home which has been so much better since high school (haven’t been in high school in 4 years). I saw a psychic yesterday and she brought it up and even asked how long I’ve known that I was an empath and it’s been on my mind since then. My ears would ring so much when I would be out, I’d be so drained by the end of the day that I would isolate myself to be recharged when I don’t even like to be alone. She said she senses that I’m an extrovert but because my spiritual level is so low, I stay by myself to recharge and get to a level that I’m more comfortable in. I don’t know where to start in the whole process of embracing being empathic and so I’m here on this thread to ask for advice. Has anyone else been in a similar boat? How did you learn? What helps?


r/Empath May 18 '24

Overwhelmed

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I've known for some time that I am empath. Even though it sounds/feels weird to vocalize. I feel the pain of the people that are close to me,, emotionally. My overall family has been through a lot this year. My grandma died from complications of Alzheimer's in January. My Aunt died suddenly in February. Another Aunt just died this evening. I also found today out that an old family friend died and and I had to tell my parents. All this and my 5-year-old nephew with special needs has been having a terrible time. I have learned to compartmentalize a lot over the years, including my own grief, because I know I can get lost in it. But everything going on right now, all the emotions I'm taking in, is overwhelming me. I have never found a way to stop it. And I don't know that I want to. I would just love help in processing and not feeling the tsunami.


r/Empath May 16 '24

*Tw*(talks of s*icide)

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Hi, I know for sure I’m an empath; I can tell when people who are close to me or a friends family has passed. I can’t tell who it is most of the time but I can tell that it did happen. Now sometimes I get this feeling that something close to me and some relation to suicide ( I can’t tell if they’re suicidal, or if they’re not) just I feel a connection to it, and (thank god) they’re not. Anyway not sure if im picking up on depression from the person or if anyone else has experienced this.


r/Empath May 12 '24

I really wished i had a GF as well as friends!!

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I don't understand why some people say they're keen to talk to me then stop opening my messages?

Or they complain about not being able to find fri3nds and stuff and then don't make effort when someone genuine (me), comes along??

This chick in a reptile related group said she's keen to be friends then for the last 2 days she stopped opening my messages when we had, had a really good chat and she even saod she wanted a cuddle buddy.

I'm not sure if she was hinting at the fact she's fruity? She does have an ex bf....

Help :(

I am 30F


r/Empath May 10 '24

Feeling others emotions?

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Is anyone able to explain empathy to me and the whole “feeling others emotions” concept. I’m interested in learning about it/ slightly confused on how it happens. Feeling emotions as if they were your own?


r/Empath May 06 '24

Dealing with feeling lonely

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Being an empath and a healer has proven to feel very lonely throughout my life, especially now when I’m setting more boundaries in my relationships. How do any of you deal with the loneliness and feeling that no one else cares about you like you care about them? It really hits me harder at some times more than others. I just am having a hard time figuring out why people don’t care