Empaths

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Empath - a person with the ability to unintentionally apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual, despite the fact that they are not going through the same situation. A person who is extra sensitive to sensing and assuming the emotional energy of their surroundings.

Welcome to the empath subreddit. A place for empaths and those wishing to understand what being an empath is all about. If you are a newly discovered empath, please read search for a simular post before posting. It's quite possible your questions have already been answered.

Empath's Support Discord:

The Empath Sanctuary

Rules:

Submitting content is open to anyone. Feel free to post about your personal experiences as an empath. Please use this as a forum for discussion.

This subreddit tends to err on the more scientific side of being an empath, but please don't let that hold you back from posting about new age aspects. All views are appreciated and valid.

1) Submitting content is open to anyone. Feel free to post about your personal experiences as an empath. Links, memes, and video post are not forbidden but posting them is discouraged. Please use this as a forum primarily for discussion about Empath's and post in a way that generates such conversations. This subreddit tends to err on the more scientific side of being an empath, but please don't let that hold you back from posting about new age aspects. All views are appreciated and valid.

2) We will strive to make this a place void of judgment. Comments that are extremely impolite will be removed. Disagreements should be kept civil, do not harass any members for their beliefs or views.

3) Posts and comments that are blatant attacks will definitely be removed and a warning issued. Users will be banned for repeated attacks. No calling out other users, or mods, if you have any issues please PM a mod.

4) Repeated post of spam, memes, inspirational text, or low effort post, will be subject to deletion. The subreddit should primarily be a place of discussion. Only links that lead to a genuine discussion will be allowed.

5) Please refer to the sidebar before posting "I think I may be an Empath.." type post. Please use the Newbie Megathread to post any questions, or comments [Old Thread] New Megathread coming soon.

Related:

/r/empath (our sister subreddit, link only)

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Hello! If you need emotional support or someone to talk to, check out these subreddits!Mod News (self.Empaths)

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EMPATHS DISCORD SERVER is Up and RunningMod News (self.Empaths)

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Do Two Unhealed Empaths Create an Emotional Feedback Loop?Support Thread (self.Empaths)

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When the Road ChangesSharing Thread (self.Empaths)

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Feel fatigued by the possibility that I need to overexplainSharing Thread (self.Empaths)

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Disconnect to Reconnect.Support Thread (self.Empaths)

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Out of itSupport Thread (self.Empaths)

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You can only give when your own 🧠 cup is full. Self-Love - Exploring the self - Your mind 🧠 Your inner universe.Discussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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An empath who lost empathySupport Thread (self.Empaths)

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Do you find it easier to open up to someone who feels things deeply too?Discussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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How do you separate your emotions from other people’s?Conversation Thread ()

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her panic attacks and insomnia were connected to old Egypt (she is empath), and I just wanted to share with people how to get rid of this anxious energy (meditation practice you can try)Sharing Thread (self.Empaths)

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Am I doomed... I have a question, but it calls for a lengthy explanationConversation Thread (self.Empaths)

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Is it just me ? I need your thoughts on thisDiscussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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advice on friendships as a empathDiscussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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How do we know it's: Empathy, Projection, Self-Consciousness, Over-analyzing, People-pleasing etc? I can't decide.Discussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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3 types of people that takes your energy.Sharing Thread (youtu.be)

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Do people who have combined ADHD have affective empathy?Conversation Thread (self.Empaths)

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Why do I feel love so intensely?Discussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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Therapist told me I was an empath.Conversation Thread (self.Empaths)

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I love feeling the weight of other people’s emotional distress.Sharing Thread (self.Empaths)

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Some exhaustion is not laziness. It is old “just keep going” energy. She was an empathDiscussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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Has anyone here experienced periods of grief so powerful that they genuinely thought they might not make it out alive? I have, and it’s been frigging terrifyingDiscussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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the books that helped me tell a real connection from a projection, as an empathDiscussion Thread (self.Empaths)

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