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Friday, May 10, 2013

Traits of an Empath #3

Three days in and I'm already doing makeup posts, how typical of me!  Honestly, I haven't blogged from the new computer yet and this computer..is...well..it's old, it's comfortable and I like it.

3. Feeling others emotions and taking them on as your own: This is a huge one for empaths. To some they will feel emotions off those near by and with others they will feel emotions from those a vast distance away, or both. The more adept empath will know if someone is having bad thoughts about them, even from great distance.

This kind of goes with number 2 but, it's difficult for me to separate my feelings from someone else's.  It's very easy for me to follow or mimic someone else's feelings.  If I'm with someone who is sad or depressed, I begin feeling sad or depressed.  If someone complains about their relationship with their spouse, I begin to pick out those same things from mine.  It's always easiest to be unhappy.

It's tough to love someone (a friend, a member of your family, a spouse) who is always negative, always sad, always bringing you down to their level.  It's tough to overcome that, to try to bring them up, to not let them get to you. It's a hard line to follow, do you let them go to improve your state of mind, do you keep them out of love and how much love is enough?

For me, it's always hard when someone is hurt.  I do feel their hurt.  I want to fix it.  Often times the resolution is within them.  That said, I generally know if someone is thinking badly of me.  Even those of you who think I'm slightly batty...trust me...I know!

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